What is the Least Common Multiple of 18826 and 18845?

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 18826 and 18845 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18826 and 18845, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18826,18845) = 1
LCM(18826,18845) = ( 18826 × 18845) / 1
LCM(18826,18845) = 354775970 / 1
LCM(18826,18845) = 354775970

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18826 and 18845 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18826 and 18845. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18826 and 18845.

Prime Factorization of 18826

Prime Factorization of 18845

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18826 and 18845.

LCM(18826,18845) = 2¹ × 9413¹ × 5¹ × 3769¹
LCM(18826,18845) = 354775970