What is the Least Common Multiple of 17814 and 17834?

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 17814 and 17834 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17814 and 17834, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17814,17834) = 2
LCM(17814,17834) = ( 17814 × 17834) / 2
LCM(17814,17834) = 317694876 / 2
LCM(17814,17834) = 158847438

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17814 and 17834 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17814 and 17834. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17814 and 17834.

Prime Factorization of 17814

Prime Factorization of 17834

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17814 and 17834.

LCM(17814,17834) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2969¹ × 37¹ × 241¹
LCM(17814,17834) = 158847438