What is the Least Common Multiple of 17518 and 17530?

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 17518 and 17530 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17518 and 17530, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17518,17530) = 2
LCM(17518,17530) = ( 17518 × 17530) / 2
LCM(17518,17530) = 307090540 / 2
LCM(17518,17530) = 153545270

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17518 and 17530 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17518 and 17530. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17518 and 17530.

Prime Factorization of 17518

Prime Factorization of 17530

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17518 and 17530.

LCM(17518,17530) = 2¹ × 19¹ × 461¹ × 5¹ × 1753¹
LCM(17518,17530) = 153545270