What is the Least Common Multiple of 17667 and 17684?

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 17667 and 17684 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17667 and 17684, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17667,17684) = 1
LCM(17667,17684) = ( 17667 × 17684) / 1
LCM(17667,17684) = 312423228 / 1
LCM(17667,17684) = 312423228

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17667 and 17684 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17667 and 17684. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17667 and 17684.

Prime Factorization of 17667

Prime Factorization of 17684

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17667 and 17684.

LCM(17667,17684) = 3² × 13¹ × 151¹ × 2² × 4421¹
LCM(17667,17684) = 312423228