What is the Least Common Multiple of 17343 and 17359?

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 17343 and 17359 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17343 and 17359, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17343,17359) = 1
LCM(17343,17359) = ( 17343 × 17359) / 1
LCM(17343,17359) = 301057137 / 1
LCM(17343,17359) = 301057137

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17343 and 17359 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17343 and 17359. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17343 and 17359.

Prime Factorization of 17343

Prime Factorization of 17359

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17343 and 17359.

LCM(17343,17359) = 3² × 41¹ × 47¹ × 17359¹
LCM(17343,17359) = 301057137