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What is the Least Common Multiple of 17442 and 17450?

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 (LCM) of 17442 and 17450 is 152181450.

LCM(17442,17450) = 152181450

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Least Common Multiple of 17442 and 17450 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17442 and 17450, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17442,17450) = 2
LCM(17442,17450) = ( 17442 × 17450) / 2
LCM(17442,17450) = 304362900 / 2
LCM(17442,17450) = 152181450

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17442 and 17450 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17442 and 17450. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17442 and 17450.

Prime Factorization of 17442

Prime factors of 17442 are 2, 3, 17, 19. Prime factorization of 17442 in exponential form is:

17442 = 21 × 33 × 171 × 191

Prime Factorization of 17450

Prime factors of 17450 are 2, 5, 349. Prime factorization of 17450 in exponential form is:

17450 = 21 × 52 × 3491

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17442 and 17450.

LCM(17442,17450) = 21 × 33 × 171 × 191 × 52 × 3491
LCM(17442,17450) = 152181450