What is the Least Common Multiple of 17112 and 17132?

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 17112 and 17132 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17112 and 17132, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17112,17132) = 4
LCM(17112,17132) = ( 17112 × 17132) / 4
LCM(17112,17132) = 293162784 / 4
LCM(17112,17132) = 73290696

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17112 and 17132 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17112 and 17132. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17112 and 17132.

Prime Factorization of 17112

Prime Factorization of 17132

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17112 and 17132.

LCM(17112,17132) = 2³ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 31¹ × 4283¹
LCM(17112,17132) = 73290696