What is the Least Common Multiple of 17488 and 17495?

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 17488 and 17495 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17488 and 17495, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17488,17495) = 1
LCM(17488,17495) = ( 17488 × 17495) / 1
LCM(17488,17495) = 305952560 / 1
LCM(17488,17495) = 305952560

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17488 and 17495 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17488 and 17495. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17488 and 17495.

Prime Factorization of 17488

Prime Factorization of 17495

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17488 and 17495.

LCM(17488,17495) = 2⁴ × 1093¹ × 5¹ × 3499¹
LCM(17488,17495) = 305952560