What is the Least Common Multiple of 18839 and 18854?

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 18839 and 18854 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18839 and 18854, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18839,18854) = 1
LCM(18839,18854) = ( 18839 × 18854) / 1
LCM(18839,18854) = 355190506 / 1
LCM(18839,18854) = 355190506

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18839 and 18854 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18839 and 18854. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18839 and 18854.

Prime Factorization of 18839

Prime Factorization of 18854

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18839 and 18854.

LCM(18839,18854) = 18839¹ × 2¹ × 11¹ × 857¹
LCM(18839,18854) = 355190506