What is the Least Common Multiple of 17914 and 17933?

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 17914 and 17933 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17914 and 17933, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17914,17933) = 1
LCM(17914,17933) = ( 17914 × 17933) / 1
LCM(17914,17933) = 321251762 / 1
LCM(17914,17933) = 321251762

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17914 and 17933 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17914 and 17933. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17914 and 17933.

Prime Factorization of 17914

Prime Factorization of 17933

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17914 and 17933.

LCM(17914,17933) = 2¹ × 13² × 53¹ × 79¹ × 227¹
LCM(17914,17933) = 321251762