What is the Least Common Multiple of 17006 and 17021?

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 17006 and 17021 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17006 and 17021, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17006,17021) = 1
LCM(17006,17021) = ( 17006 × 17021) / 1
LCM(17006,17021) = 289459126 / 1
LCM(17006,17021) = 289459126

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17006 and 17021 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17006 and 17021. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17006 and 17021.

Prime Factorization of 17006

Prime Factorization of 17021

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17006 and 17021.

LCM(17006,17021) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 773¹ × 17021¹
LCM(17006,17021) = 289459126