What is the Least Common Multiple of 17942 and 17951?

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 17942 and 17951 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17942 and 17951, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17942,17951) = 1
LCM(17942,17951) = ( 17942 × 17951) / 1
LCM(17942,17951) = 322076842 / 1
LCM(17942,17951) = 322076842

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17942 and 17951 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17942 and 17951. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17942 and 17951.

Prime Factorization of 17942

Prime Factorization of 17951

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17942 and 17951.

LCM(17942,17951) = 2¹ × 8971¹ × 29¹ × 619¹
LCM(17942,17951) = 322076842