What is the Least Common Multiple of 17901 and 17913?

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 17901 and 17913 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17901 and 17913, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17901,17913) = 3
LCM(17901,17913) = ( 17901 × 17913) / 3
LCM(17901,17913) = 320660613 / 3
LCM(17901,17913) = 106886871

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17901 and 17913 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17901 and 17913. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17901 and 17913.

Prime Factorization of 17901

Prime Factorization of 17913

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17901 and 17913.

LCM(17901,17913) = 3⁴ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 7¹ × 853¹
LCM(17901,17913) = 106886871