What is the Least Common Multiple of 17454 and 17458?

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 17454 and 17458 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17454 and 17458, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17454,17458) = 2
LCM(17454,17458) = ( 17454 × 17458) / 2
LCM(17454,17458) = 304711932 / 2
LCM(17454,17458) = 152355966

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17454 and 17458 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17454 and 17458. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17454 and 17458.

Prime Factorization of 17454

Prime Factorization of 17458

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17454 and 17458.

LCM(17454,17458) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2909¹ × 7¹ × 29¹ × 43¹
LCM(17454,17458) = 152355966