What is the Least Common Multiple of 17741 and 17749?

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 17741 and 17749 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17741 and 17749, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17741,17749) = 1
LCM(17741,17749) = ( 17741 × 17749) / 1
LCM(17741,17749) = 314885009 / 1
LCM(17741,17749) = 314885009

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17741 and 17749 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17741 and 17749. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17741 and 17749.

Prime Factorization of 17741

Prime Factorization of 17749

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17741 and 17749.

LCM(17741,17749) = 113¹ × 157¹ × 17749¹
LCM(17741,17749) = 314885009