What is the Least Common Multiple of 17460 and 17479?

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 17460 and 17479 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17460 and 17479, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17460,17479) = 1
LCM(17460,17479) = ( 17460 × 17479) / 1
LCM(17460,17479) = 305183340 / 1
LCM(17460,17479) = 305183340

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17460 and 17479 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17460 and 17479. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17460 and 17479.

Prime Factorization of 17460

Prime Factorization of 17479

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17460 and 17479.

LCM(17460,17479) = 2² × 3² × 5¹ × 97¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 227¹
LCM(17460,17479) = 305183340