What is the Least Common Multiple of 18870 and 18875?

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 18870 and 18875 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18870 and 18875, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18870,18875) = 5
LCM(18870,18875) = ( 18870 × 18875) / 5
LCM(18870,18875) = 356171250 / 5
LCM(18870,18875) = 71234250

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18870 and 18875 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18870 and 18875. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18870 and 18875.

Prime Factorization of 18870

Prime Factorization of 18875

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18870 and 18875.

LCM(18870,18875) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5³ × 17¹ × 37¹ × 151¹
LCM(18870,18875) = 71234250