What is the Least Common Multiple of 17679 and 17694?

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 17679 and 17694 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17679 and 17694, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17679,17694) = 3
LCM(17679,17694) = ( 17679 × 17694) / 3
LCM(17679,17694) = 312812226 / 3
LCM(17679,17694) = 104270742

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17679 and 17694 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17679 and 17694. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17679 and 17694.

Prime Factorization of 17679

Prime Factorization of 17694

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17679 and 17694.

LCM(17679,17694) = 3² × 71¹ × 83¹ × 2¹ × 983¹
LCM(17679,17694) = 104270742