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What is the Least Common Multiple of 17202 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 (LCM) of 17202 and 17218 is 148092018.

LCM(17202,17218) = 148092018

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Least Common Multiple of 17202 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 17202 and 17218, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17202,17218) = 2
LCM(17202,17218) = ( 17202 × 17218) / 2
LCM(17202,17218) = 296184036 / 2
LCM(17202,17218) = 148092018

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17202 and 17218 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17202 and 17218. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17202 and 17218.

Prime Factorization of 17202

Prime factors of 17202 are 2, 3, 47, 61. Prime factorization of 17202 in exponential form is:

17202 = 21 × 31 × 471 × 611

Prime Factorization of 17218

Prime factors of 17218 are 2, 8609. Prime factorization of 17218 in exponential form is:

17218 = 21 × 86091

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17202 and 17218.

LCM(17202,17218) = 21 × 31 × 471 × 611 × 86091
LCM(17202,17218) = 148092018