What is the Least Common Multiple of 17369 and 17378?

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 17369 and 17378 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17369 and 17378, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17369,17378) = 1
LCM(17369,17378) = ( 17369 × 17378) / 1
LCM(17369,17378) = 301838482 / 1
LCM(17369,17378) = 301838482

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17369 and 17378 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17369 and 17378. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17369 and 17378.

Prime Factorization of 17369

Prime Factorization of 17378

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17369 and 17378.

LCM(17369,17378) = 11¹ × 1579¹ × 2¹ × 8689¹
LCM(17369,17378) = 301838482