What is the Least Common Multiple of 17362 and 17379?

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 17362 and 17379 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17362 and 17379, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17362,17379) = 1
LCM(17362,17379) = ( 17362 × 17379) / 1
LCM(17362,17379) = 301734198 / 1
LCM(17362,17379) = 301734198

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17362 and 17379 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17362 and 17379. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17362 and 17379.

Prime Factorization of 17362

Prime Factorization of 17379

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17362 and 17379.

LCM(17362,17379) = 2¹ × 8681¹ × 3² × 1931¹
LCM(17362,17379) = 301734198