What is the Least Common Multiple of 17438 and 17442?

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 17438 and 17442 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17438 and 17442, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17438,17442) = 2
LCM(17438,17442) = ( 17438 × 17442) / 2
LCM(17438,17442) = 304153596 / 2
LCM(17438,17442) = 152076798

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17438 and 17442 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17438 and 17442. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17438 and 17442.

Prime Factorization of 17438

Prime Factorization of 17442

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17438 and 17442.

LCM(17438,17442) = 2¹ × 8719¹ × 3³ × 17¹ × 19¹
LCM(17438,17442) = 152076798