What is the Least Common Multiple of 17522 and 17526?

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 17522 and 17526 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17522 and 17526, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17522,17526) = 2
LCM(17522,17526) = ( 17522 × 17526) / 2
LCM(17522,17526) = 307090572 / 2
LCM(17522,17526) = 153545286

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17522 and 17526 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17522 and 17526. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17522 and 17526.

Prime Factorization of 17522

Prime Factorization of 17526

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17522 and 17526.

LCM(17522,17526) = 2¹ × 8761¹ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 127¹
LCM(17522,17526) = 153545286