What is the Least Common Multiple of 17836 and 17842?

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 17836 and 17842 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17836 and 17842, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17836,17842) = 2
LCM(17836,17842) = ( 17836 × 17842) / 2
LCM(17836,17842) = 318229912 / 2
LCM(17836,17842) = 159114956

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17836 and 17842 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17836 and 17842. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17836 and 17842.

Prime Factorization of 17836

Prime Factorization of 17842

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17836 and 17842.

LCM(17836,17842) = 2² × 7³ × 13¹ × 11¹ × 811¹
LCM(17836,17842) = 159114956