What is the Least Common Multiple of 17846 and 17862?

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 17846 and 17862 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17846 and 17862, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17846,17862) = 2
LCM(17846,17862) = ( 17846 × 17862) / 2
LCM(17846,17862) = 318765252 / 2
LCM(17846,17862) = 159382626

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17846 and 17862 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17846 and 17862. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17846 and 17862.

Prime Factorization of 17846

Prime Factorization of 17862

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17846 and 17862.

LCM(17846,17862) = 2¹ × 8923¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 229¹
LCM(17846,17862) = 159382626