What is the Least Common Multiple of 17494 and 17500?

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 17494 and 17500 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17494 and 17500, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17494,17500) = 2
LCM(17494,17500) = ( 17494 × 17500) / 2
LCM(17494,17500) = 306145000 / 2
LCM(17494,17500) = 153072500

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17494 and 17500 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17494 and 17500. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17494 and 17500.

Prime Factorization of 17494

Prime Factorization of 17500

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17494 and 17500.

LCM(17494,17500) = 2² × 8747¹ × 5⁴ × 7¹
LCM(17494,17500) = 153072500