What is the Least Common Multiple of 17266 and 17278?

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 17278 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 17278, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17266,17278) = 2
LCM(17266,17278) = ( 17266 × 17278) / 2
LCM(17266,17278) = 298321948 / 2
LCM(17266,17278) = 149160974

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17266 and 17278 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17266 and 17278. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17266 and 17278.

Prime Factorization of 17266

Prime Factorization of 17278

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17266 and 17278.

LCM(17266,17278) = 2¹ × 89¹ × 97¹ × 53¹ × 163¹
LCM(17266,17278) = 149160974