What is the Least Common Multiple of 17626 and 17630?

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 17626 and 17630 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17626 and 17630, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17626,17630) = 2
LCM(17626,17630) = ( 17626 × 17630) / 2
LCM(17626,17630) = 310746380 / 2
LCM(17626,17630) = 155373190

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17626 and 17630 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17626 and 17630. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17626 and 17630.

Prime Factorization of 17626

Prime Factorization of 17630

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17626 and 17630.

LCM(17626,17630) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1259¹ × 5¹ × 41¹ × 43¹
LCM(17626,17630) = 155373190