What is the Least Common Multiple of 17372 and 17382?

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 17372 and 17382 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17372 and 17382, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17372,17382) = 2
LCM(17372,17382) = ( 17372 × 17382) / 2
LCM(17372,17382) = 301960104 / 2
LCM(17372,17382) = 150980052

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17372 and 17382 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17372 and 17382. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17372 and 17382.

Prime Factorization of 17372

Prime Factorization of 17382

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17372 and 17382.

LCM(17372,17382) = 2² × 43¹ × 101¹ × 3¹ × 2897¹
LCM(17372,17382) = 150980052