What is the Least Common Multiple of 17938 and 17948?

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 17938 and 17948 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17938 and 17948, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17938,17948) = 2
LCM(17938,17948) = ( 17938 × 17948) / 2
LCM(17938,17948) = 321951224 / 2
LCM(17938,17948) = 160975612

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17938 and 17948 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17938 and 17948. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17938 and 17948.

Prime Factorization of 17938

Prime Factorization of 17948

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17938 and 17948.

LCM(17938,17948) = 2² × 8969¹ × 7¹ × 641¹
LCM(17938,17948) = 160975612