What is the Least Common Multiple of 17396 and 17401?

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 17396 and 17401 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17396 and 17401, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17396,17401) = 1
LCM(17396,17401) = ( 17396 × 17401) / 1
LCM(17396,17401) = 302707796 / 1
LCM(17396,17401) = 302707796

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17396 and 17401 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17396 and 17401. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17396 and 17401.

Prime Factorization of 17396

Prime Factorization of 17401

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17396 and 17401.

LCM(17396,17401) = 2² × 4349¹ × 17401¹
LCM(17396,17401) = 302707796