What is the Least Common Multiple of 17026 and 17032?

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 17026 and 17032 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17026 and 17032, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17026,17032) = 2
LCM(17026,17032) = ( 17026 × 17032) / 2
LCM(17026,17032) = 289986832 / 2
LCM(17026,17032) = 144993416

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17026 and 17032 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17026 and 17032. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17026 and 17032.

Prime Factorization of 17026

Prime Factorization of 17032

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17026 and 17032.

LCM(17026,17032) = 2³ × 8513¹ × 2129¹
LCM(17026,17032) = 144993416