What is the Least Common Multiple of 17384 and 17402?

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 17384 and 17402 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17384 and 17402, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17384,17402) = 2
LCM(17384,17402) = ( 17384 × 17402) / 2
LCM(17384,17402) = 302516368 / 2
LCM(17384,17402) = 151258184

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17384 and 17402 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17384 and 17402. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17384 and 17402.

Prime Factorization of 17384

Prime Factorization of 17402

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17384 and 17402.

LCM(17384,17402) = 2³ × 41¹ × 53¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 113¹
LCM(17384,17402) = 151258184