What is the Least Common Multiple of 17687 and 17706?

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 17687 and 17706 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17687 and 17706, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17687,17706) = 1
LCM(17687,17706) = ( 17687 × 17706) / 1
LCM(17687,17706) = 313166022 / 1
LCM(17687,17706) = 313166022

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17687 and 17706 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17687 and 17706. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17687 and 17706.

Prime Factorization of 17687

Prime Factorization of 17706

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17687 and 17706.

LCM(17687,17706) = 23¹ × 769¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 227¹
LCM(17687,17706) = 313166022