What is the Least Common Multiple of 17848 and 17853?

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 17848 and 17853 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17848 and 17853, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17848,17853) = 1
LCM(17848,17853) = ( 17848 × 17853) / 1
LCM(17848,17853) = 318640344 / 1
LCM(17848,17853) = 318640344

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17848 and 17853 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17848 and 17853. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17848 and 17853.

Prime Factorization of 17848

Prime Factorization of 17853

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17848 and 17853.

LCM(17848,17853) = 2³ × 23¹ × 97¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 541¹
LCM(17848,17853) = 318640344