What is the Least Common Multiple of 17722 and 17726?

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 17722 and 17726 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17722 and 17726, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17722,17726) = 2
LCM(17722,17726) = ( 17722 × 17726) / 2
LCM(17722,17726) = 314140172 / 2
LCM(17722,17726) = 157070086

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17722 and 17726 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17722 and 17726. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17722 and 17726.

Prime Factorization of 17722

Prime Factorization of 17726

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17722 and 17726.

LCM(17722,17726) = 2¹ × 8861¹ × 8863¹
LCM(17722,17726) = 157070086