What is the Least Common Multiple of 17526 and 17537?

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 17526 and 17537 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17526 and 17537, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17526,17537) = 1
LCM(17526,17537) = ( 17526 × 17537) / 1
LCM(17526,17537) = 307353462 / 1
LCM(17526,17537) = 307353462

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17526 and 17537 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17526 and 17537. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17526 and 17537.

Prime Factorization of 17526

Prime Factorization of 17537

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17526 and 17537.

LCM(17526,17537) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 127¹ × 13¹ × 19¹ × 71¹
LCM(17526,17537) = 307353462