What is the Least Common Multiple of 17648 and 17653?

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 17648 and 17653 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17648 and 17653, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17648,17653) = 1
LCM(17648,17653) = ( 17648 × 17653) / 1
LCM(17648,17653) = 311540144 / 1
LCM(17648,17653) = 311540144

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17648 and 17653 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17648 and 17653. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17648 and 17653.

Prime Factorization of 17648

Prime Factorization of 17653

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17648 and 17653.

LCM(17648,17653) = 2⁴ × 1103¹ × 127¹ × 139¹
LCM(17648,17653) = 311540144