What is the Least Common Multiple of 17879 and 17892?

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 17879 and 17892 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17879 and 17892, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17879,17892) = 1
LCM(17879,17892) = ( 17879 × 17892) / 1
LCM(17879,17892) = 319891068 / 1
LCM(17879,17892) = 319891068

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17879 and 17892 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17879 and 17892. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17879 and 17892.

Prime Factorization of 17879

Prime Factorization of 17892

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17879 and 17892.

LCM(17879,17892) = 19¹ × 941¹ × 2² × 3² × 7¹ × 71¹
LCM(17879,17892) = 319891068