What is the Least Common Multiple of 17399 and 17406?

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 17399 and 17406 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17399 and 17406, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17399,17406) = 1
LCM(17399,17406) = ( 17399 × 17406) / 1
LCM(17399,17406) = 302846994 / 1
LCM(17399,17406) = 302846994

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17399 and 17406 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17399 and 17406. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17399 and 17406.

Prime Factorization of 17399

Prime Factorization of 17406

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17399 and 17406.

LCM(17399,17406) = 127¹ × 137¹ × 2¹ × 3² × 967¹
LCM(17399,17406) = 302846994