What is the Least Common Multiple of 17530 and 17548?

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 17530 and 17548 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17530 and 17548, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17530,17548) = 2
LCM(17530,17548) = ( 17530 × 17548) / 2
LCM(17530,17548) = 307616440 / 2
LCM(17530,17548) = 153808220

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17530 and 17548 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17530 and 17548. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17530 and 17548.

Prime Factorization of 17530

Prime Factorization of 17548

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17530 and 17548.

LCM(17530,17548) = 2² × 5¹ × 1753¹ × 41¹ × 107¹
LCM(17530,17548) = 153808220