What is the Least Common Multiple of 17414 and 17427?

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 17414 and 17427 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17414 and 17427, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17414,17427) = 1
LCM(17414,17427) = ( 17414 × 17427) / 1
LCM(17414,17427) = 303473778 / 1
LCM(17414,17427) = 303473778

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17414 and 17427 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17414 and 17427. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17414 and 17427.

Prime Factorization of 17414

Prime Factorization of 17427

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17414 and 17427.

LCM(17414,17427) = 2¹ × 8707¹ × 3¹ × 37¹ × 157¹
LCM(17414,17427) = 303473778