What is the Least Common Multiple of 9018 and 9028?

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 9018 and 9028 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9018 and 9028, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9018,9028) = 2
LCM(9018,9028) = ( 9018 × 9028) / 2
LCM(9018,9028) = 81414504 / 2
LCM(9018,9028) = 40707252

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9018 and 9028 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9018 and 9028. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9018 and 9028.

Prime Factorization of 9018

Prime Factorization of 9028

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9018 and 9028.

LCM(9018,9028) = 2² × 3³ × 167¹ × 37¹ × 61¹
LCM(9018,9028) = 40707252