What is the Least Common Multiple of 18860 and 18864?

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 18860 and 18864 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18860 and 18864, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18860,18864) = 4
LCM(18860,18864) = ( 18860 × 18864) / 4
LCM(18860,18864) = 355775040 / 4
LCM(18860,18864) = 88943760

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18860 and 18864 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18860 and 18864. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18860 and 18864.

Prime Factorization of 18860

Prime Factorization of 18864

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18860 and 18864.

LCM(18860,18864) = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 23¹ × 41¹ × 3² × 131¹
LCM(18860,18864) = 88943760