What is the Least Common Multiple of 17363 and 17372?

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 17363 and 17372 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17363 and 17372, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17363,17372) = 1
LCM(17363,17372) = ( 17363 × 17372) / 1
LCM(17363,17372) = 301630036 / 1
LCM(17363,17372) = 301630036

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17363 and 17372 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17363 and 17372. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17363 and 17372.

Prime Factorization of 17363

Prime Factorization of 17372

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17363 and 17372.

LCM(17363,17372) = 97¹ × 179¹ × 2² × 43¹ × 101¹
LCM(17363,17372) = 301630036