What is the Least Common Multiple of 18833 and 18846?

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 18833 and 18846 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18833 and 18846, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18833,18846) = 1
LCM(18833,18846) = ( 18833 × 18846) / 1
LCM(18833,18846) = 354926718 / 1
LCM(18833,18846) = 354926718

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18833 and 18846 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18833 and 18846. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18833 and 18846.

Prime Factorization of 18833

Prime Factorization of 18846

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18833 and 18846.

LCM(18833,18846) = 37¹ × 509¹ × 2¹ × 3³ × 349¹
LCM(18833,18846) = 354926718