What is the Least Common Multiple of 17274 and 17289?

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 17274 and 17289 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17274 and 17289, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17274,17289) = 3
LCM(17274,17289) = ( 17274 × 17289) / 3
LCM(17274,17289) = 298650186 / 3
LCM(17274,17289) = 99550062

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17274 and 17289 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17274 and 17289. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17274 and 17289.

Prime Factorization of 17274

Prime Factorization of 17289

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17274 and 17289.

LCM(17274,17289) = 2¹ × 3² × 2879¹ × 17¹ × 113¹
LCM(17274,17289) = 99550062