What is the Least Common Multiple of 17259 and 17268?

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 17259 and 17268 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17259 and 17268, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17259,17268) = 3
LCM(17259,17268) = ( 17259 × 17268) / 3
LCM(17259,17268) = 298028412 / 3
LCM(17259,17268) = 99342804

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17259 and 17268 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17259 and 17268. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17259 and 17268.

Prime Factorization of 17259

Prime Factorization of 17268

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17259 and 17268.

LCM(17259,17268) = 3¹ × 11¹ × 523¹ × 2² × 1439¹
LCM(17259,17268) = 99342804