What is the Least Common Multiple of 17357 and 17362?

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 17357 and 17362 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17357 and 17362, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17357,17362) = 1
LCM(17357,17362) = ( 17357 × 17362) / 1
LCM(17357,17362) = 301352234 / 1
LCM(17357,17362) = 301352234

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17357 and 17362 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17357 and 17362. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17357 and 17362.

Prime Factorization of 17357

Prime Factorization of 17362

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17357 and 17362.

LCM(17357,17362) = 17¹ × 1021¹ × 2¹ × 8681¹
LCM(17357,17362) = 301352234