What is the Least Common Multiple of 9401 and 9418?

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 9401 and 9418 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9401 and 9418, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9401,9418) = 17
LCM(9401,9418) = ( 9401 × 9418) / 17
LCM(9401,9418) = 88538618 / 17
LCM(9401,9418) = 5208154

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9401 and 9418 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9401 and 9418. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9401 and 9418.

Prime Factorization of 9401

Prime Factorization of 9418

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9401 and 9418.

LCM(9401,9418) = 7¹ × 17¹ × 79¹ × 2¹ × 277¹
LCM(9401,9418) = 5208154