What is the Least Common Multiple of 18820 and 18834?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 18820 and 18834 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18820 and 18834, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18820,18834) = 2
LCM(18820,18834) = ( 18820 × 18834) / 2
LCM(18820,18834) = 354455880 / 2
LCM(18820,18834) = 177227940

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18820 and 18834 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18820 and 18834. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18820 and 18834.

Prime Factorization of 18820

Prime Factorization of 18834

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18820 and 18834.

LCM(18820,18834) = 2² × 5¹ × 941¹ × 3¹ × 43¹ × 73¹
LCM(18820,18834) = 177227940