What is the Least Common Multiple of 17992 and 17999?

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 17992 and 17999 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17992 and 17999, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17992,17999) = 1
LCM(17992,17999) = ( 17992 × 17999) / 1
LCM(17992,17999) = 323838008 / 1
LCM(17992,17999) = 323838008

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17992 and 17999 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17992 and 17999. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17992 and 17999.

Prime Factorization of 17992

Prime Factorization of 17999

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17992 and 17999.

LCM(17992,17999) = 2³ × 13¹ × 173¹ × 41¹ × 439¹
LCM(17992,17999) = 323838008