What is the Least Common Multiple of 18884 and 18892?

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 18884 and 18892 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18884 and 18892, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18884,18892) = 4
LCM(18884,18892) = ( 18884 × 18892) / 4
LCM(18884,18892) = 356756528 / 4
LCM(18884,18892) = 89189132

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18884 and 18892 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18884 and 18892. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18884 and 18892.

Prime Factorization of 18884

Prime Factorization of 18892

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18884 and 18892.

LCM(18884,18892) = 2² × 4721¹ × 4723¹
LCM(18884,18892) = 89189132