What is the Least Common Multiple of 17537 and 17553?

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 17537 and 17553 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17537 and 17553, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17537,17553) = 1
LCM(17537,17553) = ( 17537 × 17553) / 1
LCM(17537,17553) = 307826961 / 1
LCM(17537,17553) = 307826961

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17537 and 17553 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17537 and 17553. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17537 and 17553.

Prime Factorization of 17537

Prime Factorization of 17553

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17537 and 17553.

LCM(17537,17553) = 13¹ × 19¹ × 71¹ × 3¹ × 5851¹
LCM(17537,17553) = 307826961