What is the Least Common Multiple of 17206 and 17213?

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 17206 and 17213 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17206 and 17213, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17206,17213) = 7
LCM(17206,17213) = ( 17206 × 17213) / 7
LCM(17206,17213) = 296166878 / 7
LCM(17206,17213) = 42309554

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17206 and 17213 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17206 and 17213. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17206 and 17213.

Prime Factorization of 17206

Prime Factorization of 17213

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17206 and 17213.

LCM(17206,17213) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1229¹ × 2459¹
LCM(17206,17213) = 42309554