What is the Least Common Multiple of 17856 and 17866?

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 17856 and 17866 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17856 and 17866, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17856,17866) = 2
LCM(17856,17866) = ( 17856 × 17866) / 2
LCM(17856,17866) = 319015296 / 2
LCM(17856,17866) = 159507648

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17856 and 17866 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17856 and 17866. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17856 and 17866.

Prime Factorization of 17856

Prime Factorization of 17866

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17856 and 17866.

LCM(17856,17866) = 2⁶ × 3² × 31¹ × 8933¹
LCM(17856,17866) = 159507648