What is the Least Common Multiple of 17407 and 17418?

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 17407 and 17418 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17407 and 17418, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17407,17418) = 1
LCM(17407,17418) = ( 17407 × 17418) / 1
LCM(17407,17418) = 303195126 / 1
LCM(17407,17418) = 303195126

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17407 and 17418 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17407 and 17418. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17407 and 17418.

Prime Factorization of 17407

Prime Factorization of 17418

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17407 and 17418.

LCM(17407,17418) = 13² × 103¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 2903¹
LCM(17407,17418) = 303195126