What is the Least Common Multiple of 17233 and 17246?

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 17233 and 17246 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17233 and 17246, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17233,17246) = 1
LCM(17233,17246) = ( 17233 × 17246) / 1
LCM(17233,17246) = 297200318 / 1
LCM(17233,17246) = 297200318

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17233 and 17246 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17233 and 17246. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17233 and 17246.

Prime Factorization of 17233

Prime Factorization of 17246

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17233 and 17246.

LCM(17233,17246) = 19¹ × 907¹ × 2¹ × 8623¹
LCM(17233,17246) = 297200318