What is the Least Common Multiple of 17503 and 17523?

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 17503 and 17523 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17503 and 17523, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17503,17523) = 1
LCM(17503,17523) = ( 17503 × 17523) / 1
LCM(17503,17523) = 306705069 / 1
LCM(17503,17523) = 306705069

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17503 and 17523 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17503 and 17523. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17503 and 17523.

Prime Factorization of 17503

Prime Factorization of 17523

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17503 and 17523.

LCM(17503,17523) = 23¹ × 761¹ × 3³ × 11¹ × 59¹
LCM(17503,17523) = 306705069