What is the Least Common Multiple of 17276 and 17294?

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 17276 and 17294 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17276 and 17294, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17276,17294) = 2
LCM(17276,17294) = ( 17276 × 17294) / 2
LCM(17276,17294) = 298771144 / 2
LCM(17276,17294) = 149385572

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17276 and 17294 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17276 and 17294. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17276 and 17294.

Prime Factorization of 17276

Prime Factorization of 17294

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17276 and 17294.

LCM(17276,17294) = 2² × 7¹ × 617¹ × 8647¹
LCM(17276,17294) = 149385572