What is the Least Common Multiple of 17655 and 17673?

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 17655 and 17673 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17655 and 17673, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17655,17673) = 3
LCM(17655,17673) = ( 17655 × 17673) / 3
LCM(17655,17673) = 312016815 / 3
LCM(17655,17673) = 104005605

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17655 and 17673 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17655 and 17673. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17655 and 17673.

Prime Factorization of 17655

Prime Factorization of 17673

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17655 and 17673.

LCM(17655,17673) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 107¹ × 43¹ × 137¹
LCM(17655,17673) = 104005605