What is the Least Common Multiple of 17007 and 17012?

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 17007 and 17012 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17007 and 17012, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17007,17012) = 1
LCM(17007,17012) = ( 17007 × 17012) / 1
LCM(17007,17012) = 289323084 / 1
LCM(17007,17012) = 289323084

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17007 and 17012 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17007 and 17012. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17007 and 17012.

Prime Factorization of 17007

Prime Factorization of 17012

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17007 and 17012.

LCM(17007,17012) = 3¹ × 5669¹ × 2² × 4253¹
LCM(17007,17012) = 289323084