What is the Least Common Multiple of 17491 and 17499?

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 17491 and 17499 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17491 and 17499, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17491,17499) = 1
LCM(17491,17499) = ( 17491 × 17499) / 1
LCM(17491,17499) = 306075009 / 1
LCM(17491,17499) = 306075009

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17491 and 17499 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17491 and 17499. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17491 and 17499.

Prime Factorization of 17491

Prime Factorization of 17499

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17491 and 17499.

LCM(17491,17499) = 17491¹ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 307¹
LCM(17491,17499) = 306075009