What is the Least Common Multiple of 17924 and 17941?

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 17924 and 17941 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17924 and 17941, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17924,17941) = 1
LCM(17924,17941) = ( 17924 × 17941) / 1
LCM(17924,17941) = 321574484 / 1
LCM(17924,17941) = 321574484

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17924 and 17941 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17924 and 17941. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17924 and 17941.

Prime Factorization of 17924

Prime Factorization of 17941

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17924 and 17941.

LCM(17924,17941) = 2² × 4481¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 233¹
LCM(17924,17941) = 321574484