What is the Least Common Multiple of 17438 and 17452?

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 17452 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 17452, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17438,17452) = 2
LCM(17438,17452) = ( 17438 × 17452) / 2
LCM(17438,17452) = 304327976 / 2
LCM(17438,17452) = 152163988

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17438 and 17452 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17438 and 17452. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17438 and 17452.

Prime Factorization of 17438

Prime Factorization of 17452

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17438 and 17452.

LCM(17438,17452) = 2² × 8719¹ × 4363¹
LCM(17438,17452) = 152163988