What is the Least Common Multiple of 17838 and 17843?

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 17838 and 17843 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17838 and 17843, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17838,17843) = 1
LCM(17838,17843) = ( 17838 × 17843) / 1
LCM(17838,17843) = 318283434 / 1
LCM(17838,17843) = 318283434

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17838 and 17843 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17838 and 17843. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17838 and 17843.

Prime Factorization of 17838

Prime Factorization of 17843

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17838 and 17843.

LCM(17838,17843) = 2¹ × 3² × 991¹ × 7¹ × 2549¹
LCM(17838,17843) = 318283434