What is the Least Common Multiple of 17665 and 17680?

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 17665 and 17680 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17665 and 17680, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17665,17680) = 5
LCM(17665,17680) = ( 17665 × 17680) / 5
LCM(17665,17680) = 312317200 / 5
LCM(17665,17680) = 62463440

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17665 and 17680 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17665 and 17680. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17665 and 17680.

Prime Factorization of 17665

Prime Factorization of 17680

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17665 and 17680.

LCM(17665,17680) = 5¹ × 3533¹ × 2⁴ × 13¹ × 17¹
LCM(17665,17680) = 62463440