What is the Least Common Multiple of 17804 and 17812?

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 17804 and 17812 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17804 and 17812, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17804,17812) = 4
LCM(17804,17812) = ( 17804 × 17812) / 4
LCM(17804,17812) = 317124848 / 4
LCM(17804,17812) = 79281212

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17804 and 17812 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17804 and 17812. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17804 and 17812.

Prime Factorization of 17804

Prime Factorization of 17812

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17804 and 17812.

LCM(17804,17812) = 2² × 4451¹ × 61¹ × 73¹
LCM(17804,17812) = 79281212