What is the Least Common Multiple of 17293 and 17300?

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 17293 and 17300 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17293 and 17300, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17293,17300) = 1
LCM(17293,17300) = ( 17293 × 17300) / 1
LCM(17293,17300) = 299168900 / 1
LCM(17293,17300) = 299168900

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17293 and 17300 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17293 and 17300. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17293 and 17300.

Prime Factorization of 17293

Prime Factorization of 17300

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17293 and 17300.

LCM(17293,17300) = 17293¹ × 2² × 5² × 173¹
LCM(17293,17300) = 299168900