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What is the Least Common Multiple of 17637 and 17642?

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 (LCM) of 17637 and 17642 is 311151954.

LCM(17637,17642) = 311151954

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Least Common Multiple of 17637 and 17642 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17637 and 17642, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17637,17642) = 1
LCM(17637,17642) = ( 17637 × 17642) / 1
LCM(17637,17642) = 311151954 / 1
LCM(17637,17642) = 311151954

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17637 and 17642 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17637 and 17642. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17637 and 17642.

Prime Factorization of 17637

Prime factors of 17637 are 3, 5879. Prime factorization of 17637 in exponential form is:

17637 = 31 × 58791

Prime Factorization of 17642

Prime factors of 17642 are 2, 8821. Prime factorization of 17642 in exponential form is:

17642 = 21 × 88211

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17637 and 17642.

LCM(17637,17642) = 31 × 58791 × 21 × 88211
LCM(17637,17642) = 311151954