What is the Least Common Multiple of 17898 and 17911?

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 17898 and 17911 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17898 and 17911, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17898,17911) = 1
LCM(17898,17911) = ( 17898 × 17911) / 1
LCM(17898,17911) = 320571078 / 1
LCM(17898,17911) = 320571078

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17898 and 17911 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17898 and 17911. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17898 and 17911.

Prime Factorization of 17898

Prime Factorization of 17911

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17898 and 17911.

LCM(17898,17911) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 157¹ × 17911¹
LCM(17898,17911) = 320571078