What is the Least Common Multiple of 17762 and 17770?

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 17762 and 17770 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17762 and 17770, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17762,17770) = 2
LCM(17762,17770) = ( 17762 × 17770) / 2
LCM(17762,17770) = 315630740 / 2
LCM(17762,17770) = 157815370

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17762 and 17770 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17762 and 17770. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17762 and 17770.

Prime Factorization of 17762

Prime Factorization of 17770

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17762 and 17770.

LCM(17762,17770) = 2¹ × 83¹ × 107¹ × 5¹ × 1777¹
LCM(17762,17770) = 157815370