What is the Least Common Multiple of 17546 and 17566?

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 17546 and 17566 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17546 and 17566, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17546,17566) = 2
LCM(17546,17566) = ( 17546 × 17566) / 2
LCM(17546,17566) = 308213036 / 2
LCM(17546,17566) = 154106518

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17546 and 17566 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17546 and 17566. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17546 and 17566.

Prime Factorization of 17546

Prime Factorization of 17566

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17546 and 17566.

LCM(17546,17566) = 2¹ × 31¹ × 283¹ × 8783¹
LCM(17546,17566) = 154106518