What is the Least Common Multiple of 18831 and 18851?

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 18831 and 18851 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18831 and 18851, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18831,18851) = 1
LCM(18831,18851) = ( 18831 × 18851) / 1
LCM(18831,18851) = 354983181 / 1
LCM(18831,18851) = 354983181

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18831 and 18851 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18831 and 18851. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18831 and 18851.

Prime Factorization of 18831

Prime Factorization of 18851

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18831 and 18851.

LCM(18831,18851) = 3¹ × 6277¹ × 7¹ × 2693¹
LCM(18831,18851) = 354983181