What is the Least Common Multiple of 17429 and 17434?

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 17429 and 17434 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17429 and 17434, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17429,17434) = 1
LCM(17429,17434) = ( 17429 × 17434) / 1
LCM(17429,17434) = 303857186 / 1
LCM(17429,17434) = 303857186

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17429 and 17434 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17429 and 17434. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17429 and 17434.

Prime Factorization of 17429

Prime Factorization of 17434

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17429 and 17434.

LCM(17429,17434) = 29¹ × 601¹ × 2¹ × 23¹ × 379¹
LCM(17429,17434) = 303857186