What is the Least Common Multiple of 17301 and 17315?

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 17301 and 17315 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17301 and 17315, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17301,17315) = 1
LCM(17301,17315) = ( 17301 × 17315) / 1
LCM(17301,17315) = 299566815 / 1
LCM(17301,17315) = 299566815

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17301 and 17315 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17301 and 17315. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17301 and 17315.

Prime Factorization of 17301

Prime Factorization of 17315

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17301 and 17315.

LCM(17301,17315) = 3¹ × 73¹ × 79¹ × 5¹ × 3463¹
LCM(17301,17315) = 299566815