What is the Least Common Multiple of 17018 and 17033?

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 17018 and 17033 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17018 and 17033, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17018,17033) = 1
LCM(17018,17033) = ( 17018 × 17033) / 1
LCM(17018,17033) = 289867594 / 1
LCM(17018,17033) = 289867594

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17018 and 17033 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17018 and 17033. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17018 and 17033.

Prime Factorization of 17018

Prime Factorization of 17033

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17018 and 17033.

LCM(17018,17033) = 2¹ × 67¹ × 127¹ × 17033¹
LCM(17018,17033) = 289867594