What is the Least Common Multiple of 12170 and 12177?

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 12170 and 12177 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 12170 and 12177, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(12170,12177) = 1
LCM(12170,12177) = ( 12170 × 12177) / 1
LCM(12170,12177) = 148194090 / 1
LCM(12170,12177) = 148194090

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 12170 and 12177 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 12170 and 12177. First we will calculate the prime factors of 12170 and 12177.

Prime Factorization of 12170

Prime Factorization of 12177

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 12170 and 12177.

LCM(12170,12177) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 1217¹ × 3³ × 11¹ × 41¹
LCM(12170,12177) = 148194090