What is the Least Common Multiple of 18929 and 18947?

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 18929 and 18947 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18929 and 18947, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18929,18947) = 1
LCM(18929,18947) = ( 18929 × 18947) / 1
LCM(18929,18947) = 358647763 / 1
LCM(18929,18947) = 358647763

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18929 and 18947 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18929 and 18947. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18929 and 18947.

Prime Factorization of 18929

Prime Factorization of 18947

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18929 and 18947.

LCM(18929,18947) = 23¹ × 823¹ × 18947¹
LCM(18929,18947) = 358647763