What is the Least Common Multiple of 17346 and 17358?

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 17346 and 17358 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17346 and 17358, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17346,17358) = 6
LCM(17346,17358) = ( 17346 × 17358) / 6
LCM(17346,17358) = 301091868 / 6
LCM(17346,17358) = 50181978

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17346 and 17358 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17346 and 17358. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17346 and 17358.

Prime Factorization of 17346

Prime Factorization of 17358

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17346 and 17358.

LCM(17346,17358) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7² × 59¹ × 11¹ × 263¹
LCM(17346,17358) = 50181978