What is the Least Common Multiple of 17680 and 17693?

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 17680 and 17693 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17680 and 17693, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17680,17693) = 13
LCM(17680,17693) = ( 17680 × 17693) / 13
LCM(17680,17693) = 312812240 / 13
LCM(17680,17693) = 24062480

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17680 and 17693 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17680 and 17693. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17680 and 17693.

Prime Factorization of 17680

Prime Factorization of 17693

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17680 and 17693.

LCM(17680,17693) = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 1361¹
LCM(17680,17693) = 24062480