What is the Least Common Multiple of 17333 and 17342?

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 17333 and 17342 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17333 and 17342, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17333,17342) = 1
LCM(17333,17342) = ( 17333 × 17342) / 1
LCM(17333,17342) = 300588886 / 1
LCM(17333,17342) = 300588886

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17333 and 17342 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17333 and 17342. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17333 and 17342.

Prime Factorization of 17333

Prime Factorization of 17342

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17333 and 17342.

LCM(17333,17342) = 17333¹ × 2¹ × 13¹ × 23¹ × 29¹
LCM(17333,17342) = 300588886