What is the Least Common Multiple of 17476 and 17494?

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 17476 and 17494 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17476 and 17494, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17476,17494) = 2
LCM(17476,17494) = ( 17476 × 17494) / 2
LCM(17476,17494) = 305725144 / 2
LCM(17476,17494) = 152862572

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17476 and 17494 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17476 and 17494. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17476 and 17494.

Prime Factorization of 17476

Prime Factorization of 17494

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17476 and 17494.

LCM(17476,17494) = 2² × 17¹ × 257¹ × 8747¹
LCM(17476,17494) = 152862572