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What is the Least Common Multiple of 17740 and 17744?

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 (LCM) of 17740 and 17744 is 78694640.

LCM(17740,17744) = 78694640

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Least Common Multiple of 17740 and 17744 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17740 and 17744, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17740,17744) = 4
LCM(17740,17744) = ( 17740 × 17744) / 4
LCM(17740,17744) = 314778560 / 4
LCM(17740,17744) = 78694640

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17740 and 17744 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17740 and 17744. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17740 and 17744.

Prime Factorization of 17740

Prime factors of 17740 are 2, 5, 887. Prime factorization of 17740 in exponential form is:

17740 = 22 × 51 × 8871

Prime Factorization of 17744

Prime factors of 17744 are 2, 1109. Prime factorization of 17744 in exponential form is:

17744 = 24 × 11091

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17740 and 17744.

LCM(17740,17744) = 24 × 51 × 8871 × 11091
LCM(17740,17744) = 78694640