What is the Least Common Multiple of 18918 and 18934?

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 18918 and 18934 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18918 and 18934, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18918,18934) = 2
LCM(18918,18934) = ( 18918 × 18934) / 2
LCM(18918,18934) = 358193412 / 2
LCM(18918,18934) = 179096706

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18918 and 18934 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18918 and 18934. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18918 and 18934.

Prime Factorization of 18918

Prime Factorization of 18934

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18918 and 18934.

LCM(18918,18934) = 2¹ × 3² × 1051¹ × 9467¹
LCM(18918,18934) = 179096706