What is the Least Common Multiple of 17245 and 17265?

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 17245 and 17265 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17245 and 17265, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17245,17265) = 5
LCM(17245,17265) = ( 17245 × 17265) / 5
LCM(17245,17265) = 297734925 / 5
LCM(17245,17265) = 59546985

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17245 and 17265 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17245 and 17265. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17245 and 17265.

Prime Factorization of 17245

Prime Factorization of 17265

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17245 and 17265.

LCM(17245,17265) = 5¹ × 3449¹ × 3¹ × 1151¹
LCM(17245,17265) = 59546985