What is the Least Common Multiple of 22818 and 22827?

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 22818 and 22827 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 22818 and 22827, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(22818,22827) = 3
LCM(22818,22827) = ( 22818 × 22827) / 3
LCM(22818,22827) = 520866486 / 3
LCM(22818,22827) = 173622162

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 22818 and 22827 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 22818 and 22827. First we will calculate the prime factors of 22818 and 22827.

Prime Factorization of 22818

Prime Factorization of 22827

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 22818 and 22827.

LCM(22818,22827) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 3803¹ × 7¹ × 1087¹
LCM(22818,22827) = 173622162