What is the Least Common Multiple of 17692 and 17701?

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 17692 and 17701 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17692 and 17701, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17692,17701) = 1
LCM(17692,17701) = ( 17692 × 17701) / 1
LCM(17692,17701) = 313166092 / 1
LCM(17692,17701) = 313166092

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17692 and 17701 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17692 and 17701. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17692 and 17701.

Prime Factorization of 17692

Prime Factorization of 17701

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17692 and 17701.

LCM(17692,17701) = 2² × 4423¹ × 31¹ × 571¹
LCM(17692,17701) = 313166092