What is the Least Common Multiple of 17264 and 17282?

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 17264 and 17282 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17264 and 17282, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17264,17282) = 2
LCM(17264,17282) = ( 17264 × 17282) / 2
LCM(17264,17282) = 298356448 / 2
LCM(17264,17282) = 149178224

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17264 and 17282 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17264 and 17282. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17264 and 17282.

Prime Factorization of 17264

Prime Factorization of 17282

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17264 and 17282.

LCM(17264,17282) = 2⁴ × 13¹ × 83¹ × 8641¹
LCM(17264,17282) = 149178224