What is the Least Common Multiple of 17261 and 17279?

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 17261 and 17279 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17261 and 17279, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17261,17279) = 1
LCM(17261,17279) = ( 17261 × 17279) / 1
LCM(17261,17279) = 298252819 / 1
LCM(17261,17279) = 298252819

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17261 and 17279 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17261 and 17279. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17261 and 17279.

Prime Factorization of 17261

Prime Factorization of 17279

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17261 and 17279.

LCM(17261,17279) = 41¹ × 421¹ × 37¹ × 467¹
LCM(17261,17279) = 298252819