What is the Least Common Multiple of 17339 and 17346?

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 17339 and 17346 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17339 and 17346, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17339,17346) = 7
LCM(17339,17346) = ( 17339 × 17346) / 7
LCM(17339,17346) = 300762294 / 7
LCM(17339,17346) = 42966042

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17339 and 17346 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17339 and 17346. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17339 and 17346.

Prime Factorization of 17339

Prime Factorization of 17346

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17339 and 17346.

LCM(17339,17346) = 7² × 2477¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 59¹
LCM(17339,17346) = 42966042