What is the Least Common Multiple of 17266 and 17270?

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 17266 and 17270 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17266 and 17270, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17266,17270) = 2
LCM(17266,17270) = ( 17266 × 17270) / 2
LCM(17266,17270) = 298183820 / 2
LCM(17266,17270) = 149091910

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17266 and 17270 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17266 and 17270. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17266 and 17270.

Prime Factorization of 17266

Prime Factorization of 17270

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17266 and 17270.

LCM(17266,17270) = 2¹ × 89¹ × 97¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 157¹
LCM(17266,17270) = 149091910