What is the Least Common Multiple of 17368 and 17373?

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 17368 and 17373 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17368 and 17373, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17368,17373) = 1
LCM(17368,17373) = ( 17368 × 17373) / 1
LCM(17368,17373) = 301734264 / 1
LCM(17368,17373) = 301734264

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17368 and 17373 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17368 and 17373. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17368 and 17373.

Prime Factorization of 17368

Prime Factorization of 17373

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17368 and 17373.

LCM(17368,17373) = 2³ × 13¹ × 167¹ × 3¹ × 5791¹
LCM(17368,17373) = 301734264