What is the Least Common Multiple of 17068 and 17087?

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 17068 and 17087 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17068 and 17087, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17068,17087) = 1
LCM(17068,17087) = ( 17068 × 17087) / 1
LCM(17068,17087) = 291640916 / 1
LCM(17068,17087) = 291640916

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17068 and 17087 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17068 and 17087. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17068 and 17087.

Prime Factorization of 17068

Prime Factorization of 17087

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17068 and 17087.

LCM(17068,17087) = 2² × 17¹ × 251¹ × 7¹ × 2441¹
LCM(17068,17087) = 291640916