What is the Least Common Multiple of 22901 and 22918?

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 22901 and 22918 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 22901 and 22918, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(22901,22918) = 1
LCM(22901,22918) = ( 22901 × 22918) / 1
LCM(22901,22918) = 524845118 / 1
LCM(22901,22918) = 524845118

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 22901 and 22918 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 22901 and 22918. First we will calculate the prime factors of 22901 and 22918.

Prime Factorization of 22901

Prime Factorization of 22918

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 22901 and 22918.

LCM(22901,22918) = 22901¹ × 2¹ × 7¹ × 1637¹
LCM(22901,22918) = 524845118