What is the Least Common Multiple of 17467 and 17474?

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 17467 and 17474 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17467 and 17474, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17467,17474) = 1
LCM(17467,17474) = ( 17467 × 17474) / 1
LCM(17467,17474) = 305218358 / 1
LCM(17467,17474) = 305218358

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17467 and 17474 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17467 and 17474. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17467 and 17474.

Prime Factorization of 17467

Prime Factorization of 17474

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17467 and 17474.

LCM(17467,17474) = 17467¹ × 2¹ × 8737¹
LCM(17467,17474) = 305218358