What is the Least Common Multiple of 17559 and 17563?

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 17559 and 17563 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17559 and 17563, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17559,17563) = 1
LCM(17559,17563) = ( 17559 × 17563) / 1
LCM(17559,17563) = 308388717 / 1
LCM(17559,17563) = 308388717

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17559 and 17563 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17559 and 17563. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17559 and 17563.

Prime Factorization of 17559

Prime Factorization of 17563

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17559 and 17563.

LCM(17559,17563) = 3² × 1951¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 193¹
LCM(17559,17563) = 308388717