What is the Least Common Multiple of 17468 and 17476?

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 17468 and 17476 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17468 and 17476, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17468,17476) = 4
LCM(17468,17476) = ( 17468 × 17476) / 4
LCM(17468,17476) = 305270768 / 4
LCM(17468,17476) = 76317692

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17468 and 17476 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17468 and 17476. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17468 and 17476.

Prime Factorization of 17468

Prime Factorization of 17476

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17468 and 17476.

LCM(17468,17476) = 2² × 11¹ × 397¹ × 17¹ × 257¹
LCM(17468,17476) = 76317692