What is the Least Common Multiple of 22204 and 22217?

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 22204 and 22217 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 22204 and 22217, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(22204,22217) = 13
LCM(22204,22217) = ( 22204 × 22217) / 13
LCM(22204,22217) = 493306268 / 13
LCM(22204,22217) = 37946636

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 22204 and 22217 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 22204 and 22217. First we will calculate the prime factors of 22204 and 22217.

Prime Factorization of 22204

Prime Factorization of 22217

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 22204 and 22217.

LCM(22204,22217) = 2² × 7¹ × 13¹ × 61¹ × 1709¹
LCM(22204,22217) = 37946636