What is the Least Common Multiple of 17651 and 17662?

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 17651 and 17662 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17651 and 17662, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17651,17662) = 1
LCM(17651,17662) = ( 17651 × 17662) / 1
LCM(17651,17662) = 311751962 / 1
LCM(17651,17662) = 311751962

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17651 and 17662 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17651 and 17662. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17651 and 17662.

Prime Factorization of 17651

Prime Factorization of 17662

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17651 and 17662.

LCM(17651,17662) = 19¹ × 929¹ × 2¹ × 8831¹
LCM(17651,17662) = 311751962