What is the Least Common Multiple of 17682 and 17700?

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 17682 and 17700 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17682 and 17700, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17682,17700) = 6
LCM(17682,17700) = ( 17682 × 17700) / 6
LCM(17682,17700) = 312971400 / 6
LCM(17682,17700) = 52161900

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17682 and 17700 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17682 and 17700. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17682 and 17700.

Prime Factorization of 17682

Prime Factorization of 17700

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17682 and 17700.

LCM(17682,17700) = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 421¹ × 5² × 59¹
LCM(17682,17700) = 52161900