What is the Least Common Multiple of 17596 and 17604?

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 17596 and 17604 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17596 and 17604, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17596,17604) = 4
LCM(17596,17604) = ( 17596 × 17604) / 4
LCM(17596,17604) = 309759984 / 4
LCM(17596,17604) = 77439996

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17596 and 17604 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17596 and 17604. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17596 and 17604.

Prime Factorization of 17596

Prime Factorization of 17604

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17596 and 17604.

LCM(17596,17604) = 2² × 53¹ × 83¹ × 3³ × 163¹
LCM(17596,17604) = 77439996