What is the Least Common Multiple of 17778 and 17794?

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 17778 and 17794 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17778 and 17794, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17778,17794) = 2
LCM(17778,17794) = ( 17778 × 17794) / 2
LCM(17778,17794) = 316341732 / 2
LCM(17778,17794) = 158170866

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17778 and 17794 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17778 and 17794. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17778 and 17794.

Prime Factorization of 17778

Prime Factorization of 17794

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17778 and 17794.

LCM(17778,17794) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2963¹ × 7¹ × 31¹ × 41¹
LCM(17778,17794) = 158170866