What is the Least Common Multiple of 17071 and 17078?

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 17071 and 17078 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17071 and 17078, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17071,17078) = 1
LCM(17071,17078) = ( 17071 × 17078) / 1
LCM(17071,17078) = 291538538 / 1
LCM(17071,17078) = 291538538

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17071 and 17078 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17071 and 17078. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17071 and 17078.

Prime Factorization of 17071

Prime Factorization of 17078

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17071 and 17078.

LCM(17071,17078) = 43¹ × 397¹ × 2¹ × 8539¹
LCM(17071,17078) = 291538538