What is the Least Common Multiple of 17483 and 17502?

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 17483 and 17502 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17483 and 17502, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17483,17502) = 1
LCM(17483,17502) = ( 17483 × 17502) / 1
LCM(17483,17502) = 305987466 / 1
LCM(17483,17502) = 305987466

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17483 and 17502 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17483 and 17502. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17483 and 17502.

Prime Factorization of 17483

Prime Factorization of 17502

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17483 and 17502.

LCM(17483,17502) = 17483¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 2917¹
LCM(17483,17502) = 305987466