What is the Least Common Multiple of 18829 and 18837?

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 18829 and 18837 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18829 and 18837, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18829,18837) = 1
LCM(18829,18837) = ( 18829 × 18837) / 1
LCM(18829,18837) = 354681873 / 1
LCM(18829,18837) = 354681873

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18829 and 18837 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18829 and 18837. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18829 and 18837.

Prime Factorization of 18829

Prime Factorization of 18837

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18829 and 18837.

LCM(18829,18837) = 19¹ × 991¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 13¹ × 23¹
LCM(18829,18837) = 354681873