What is the Least Common Multiple of 18929 and 18949?

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 18949 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 18949, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18929,18949) = 1
LCM(18929,18949) = ( 18929 × 18949) / 1
LCM(18929,18949) = 358685621 / 1
LCM(18929,18949) = 358685621

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18929 and 18949 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18929 and 18949. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18929 and 18949.

Prime Factorization of 18929

Prime Factorization of 18949

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18929 and 18949.

LCM(18929,18949) = 23¹ × 823¹ × 7¹ × 2707¹
LCM(18929,18949) = 358685621