What is the Least Common Multiple of 17803 and 17818?

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 17803 and 17818 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17803 and 17818, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17803,17818) = 1
LCM(17803,17818) = ( 17803 × 17818) / 1
LCM(17803,17818) = 317213854 / 1
LCM(17803,17818) = 317213854

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17803 and 17818 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17803 and 17818. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17803 and 17818.

Prime Factorization of 17803

Prime Factorization of 17818

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17803 and 17818.

LCM(17803,17818) = 19¹ × 937¹ × 2¹ × 59¹ × 151¹
LCM(17803,17818) = 317213854