What is the Least Common Multiple of 17013 and 17031?

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 17013 and 17031 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17013 and 17031, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17013,17031) = 3
LCM(17013,17031) = ( 17013 × 17031) / 3
LCM(17013,17031) = 289748403 / 3
LCM(17013,17031) = 96582801

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17013 and 17031 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17013 and 17031. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17013 and 17031.

Prime Factorization of 17013

Prime Factorization of 17031

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17013 and 17031.

LCM(17013,17031) = 3¹ × 53¹ × 107¹ × 7¹ × 811¹
LCM(17013,17031) = 96582801