What is the Least Common Multiple of 18841 and 18852?

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 18841 and 18852 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18841 and 18852, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18841,18852) = 1
LCM(18841,18852) = ( 18841 × 18852) / 1
LCM(18841,18852) = 355190532 / 1
LCM(18841,18852) = 355190532

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18841 and 18852 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18841 and 18852. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18841 and 18852.

Prime Factorization of 18841

Prime Factorization of 18852

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18841 and 18852.

LCM(18841,18852) = 83¹ × 227¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 1571¹
LCM(18841,18852) = 355190532