What is the Least Common Multiple of 17199 and 17218?

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 17199 and 17218 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17199 and 17218, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17199,17218) = 1
LCM(17199,17218) = ( 17199 × 17218) / 1
LCM(17199,17218) = 296132382 / 1
LCM(17199,17218) = 296132382

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17199 and 17218 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17199 and 17218. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17199 and 17218.

Prime Factorization of 17199

Prime Factorization of 17218

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17199 and 17218.

LCM(17199,17218) = 3³ × 7² × 13¹ × 2¹ × 8609¹
LCM(17199,17218) = 296132382