What is the Least Common Multiple of 17624 and 17637?

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 17624 and 17637 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17624 and 17637, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17624,17637) = 1
LCM(17624,17637) = ( 17624 × 17637) / 1
LCM(17624,17637) = 310834488 / 1
LCM(17624,17637) = 310834488

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17624 and 17637 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17624 and 17637. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17624 and 17637.

Prime Factorization of 17624

Prime Factorization of 17637

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17624 and 17637.

LCM(17624,17637) = 2³ × 2203¹ × 3¹ × 5879¹
LCM(17624,17637) = 310834488