What is the Least Common Multiple of 17883 and 17901?

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 17883 and 17901 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17883 and 17901, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17883,17901) = 9
LCM(17883,17901) = ( 17883 × 17901) / 9
LCM(17883,17901) = 320123583 / 9
LCM(17883,17901) = 35569287

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17883 and 17901 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17883 and 17901. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17883 and 17901.

Prime Factorization of 17883

Prime Factorization of 17901

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17883 and 17901.

LCM(17883,17901) = 3⁴ × 1987¹ × 13¹ × 17¹
LCM(17883,17901) = 35569287