What is the Least Common Multiple of 17342 and 17347?

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 17342 and 17347 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17342 and 17347, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17342,17347) = 1
LCM(17342,17347) = ( 17342 × 17347) / 1
LCM(17342,17347) = 300831674 / 1
LCM(17342,17347) = 300831674

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17342 and 17347 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17342 and 17347. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17342 and 17347.

Prime Factorization of 17342

Prime Factorization of 17347

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17342 and 17347.

LCM(17342,17347) = 2¹ × 13¹ × 23¹ × 29¹ × 11¹ × 19¹ × 83¹
LCM(17342,17347) = 300831674