What is the Least Common Multiple of 18844 and 18848?

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 18844 and 18848 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18844 and 18848, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18844,18848) = 4
LCM(18844,18848) = ( 18844 × 18848) / 4
LCM(18844,18848) = 355171712 / 4
LCM(18844,18848) = 88792928

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18844 and 18848 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18844 and 18848. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18844 and 18848.

Prime Factorization of 18844

Prime Factorization of 18848

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18844 and 18848.

LCM(18844,18848) = 2⁵ × 7¹ × 673¹ × 19¹ × 31¹
LCM(18844,18848) = 88792928