What is the Least Common Multiple of 17727 and 17734?

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 17727 and 17734 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17727 and 17734, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17727,17734) = 1
LCM(17727,17734) = ( 17727 × 17734) / 1
LCM(17727,17734) = 314370618 / 1
LCM(17727,17734) = 314370618

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17727 and 17734 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17727 and 17734. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17727 and 17734.

Prime Factorization of 17727

Prime Factorization of 17734

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17727 and 17734.

LCM(17727,17734) = 3¹ × 19¹ × 311¹ × 2¹ × 8867¹
LCM(17727,17734) = 314370618