What is the Least Common Multiple of 17867 and 17877?

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 17867 and 17877 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17867 and 17877, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17867,17877) = 1
LCM(17867,17877) = ( 17867 × 17877) / 1
LCM(17867,17877) = 319408359 / 1
LCM(17867,17877) = 319408359

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17867 and 17877 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17867 and 17877. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17867 and 17877.

Prime Factorization of 17867

Prime Factorization of 17877

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17867 and 17877.

LCM(17867,17877) = 17¹ × 1051¹ × 3¹ × 59¹ × 101¹
LCM(17867,17877) = 319408359