What is the Least Common Multiple of 18898 and 18911?

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 18898 and 18911 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18898 and 18911, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18898,18911) = 1
LCM(18898,18911) = ( 18898 × 18911) / 1
LCM(18898,18911) = 357380078 / 1
LCM(18898,18911) = 357380078

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18898 and 18911 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18898 and 18911. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18898 and 18911.

Prime Factorization of 18898

Prime Factorization of 18911

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18898 and 18911.

LCM(18898,18911) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 859¹ × 18911¹
LCM(18898,18911) = 357380078