What is the Least Common Multiple of 17224 and 17233?

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 17224 and 17233 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17224 and 17233, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17224,17233) = 1
LCM(17224,17233) = ( 17224 × 17233) / 1
LCM(17224,17233) = 296821192 / 1
LCM(17224,17233) = 296821192

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17224 and 17233 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17224 and 17233. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17224 and 17233.

Prime Factorization of 17224

Prime Factorization of 17233

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17224 and 17233.

LCM(17224,17233) = 2³ × 2153¹ × 19¹ × 907¹
LCM(17224,17233) = 296821192