What is the Least Common Multiple of 17005 and 17023?

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 17005 and 17023 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17005 and 17023, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17005,17023) = 1
LCM(17005,17023) = ( 17005 × 17023) / 1
LCM(17005,17023) = 289476115 / 1
LCM(17005,17023) = 289476115

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17005 and 17023 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17005 and 17023. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17005 and 17023.

Prime Factorization of 17005

Prime Factorization of 17023

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17005 and 17023.

LCM(17005,17023) = 5¹ × 19¹ × 179¹ × 29¹ × 587¹
LCM(17005,17023) = 289476115