What is the Least Common Multiple of 17585 and 17600?

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 17585 and 17600 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17585 and 17600, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17585,17600) = 5
LCM(17585,17600) = ( 17585 × 17600) / 5
LCM(17585,17600) = 309496000 / 5
LCM(17585,17600) = 61899200

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17585 and 17600 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17585 and 17600. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17585 and 17600.

Prime Factorization of 17585

Prime Factorization of 17600

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17585 and 17600.

LCM(17585,17600) = 5² × 3517¹ × 2⁶ × 11¹
LCM(17585,17600) = 61899200