What is the Least Common Multiple of 17072 and 17084?

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 17072 and 17084 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17072 and 17084, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17072,17084) = 4
LCM(17072,17084) = ( 17072 × 17084) / 4
LCM(17072,17084) = 291658048 / 4
LCM(17072,17084) = 72914512

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17072 and 17084 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17072 and 17084. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17072 and 17084.

Prime Factorization of 17072

Prime Factorization of 17084

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17072 and 17084.

LCM(17072,17084) = 2⁴ × 11¹ × 97¹ × 4271¹
LCM(17072,17084) = 72914512