What is the Least Common Multiple of 18915 and 18935?

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 18915 and 18935 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18915 and 18935, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18915,18935) = 5
LCM(18915,18935) = ( 18915 × 18935) / 5
LCM(18915,18935) = 358155525 / 5
LCM(18915,18935) = 71631105

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18915 and 18935 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18915 and 18935. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18915 and 18935.

Prime Factorization of 18915

Prime Factorization of 18935

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18915 and 18935.

LCM(18915,18935) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 13¹ × 97¹ × 7¹ × 541¹
LCM(18915,18935) = 71631105