What is the Least Common Multiple of 17288 and 17296?

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 17288 and 17296 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17288 and 17296, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17288,17296) = 8
LCM(17288,17296) = ( 17288 × 17296) / 8
LCM(17288,17296) = 299013248 / 8
LCM(17288,17296) = 37376656

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17288 and 17296 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17288 and 17296. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17288 and 17296.

Prime Factorization of 17288

Prime Factorization of 17296

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17288 and 17296.

LCM(17288,17296) = 2⁴ × 2161¹ × 23¹ × 47¹
LCM(17288,17296) = 37376656