What is the Least Common Multiple of 17087 and 17103?

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 17087 and 17103 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17087 and 17103, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17087,17103) = 1
LCM(17087,17103) = ( 17087 × 17103) / 1
LCM(17087,17103) = 292238961 / 1
LCM(17087,17103) = 292238961

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17087 and 17103 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17087 and 17103. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17087 and 17103.

Prime Factorization of 17087

Prime Factorization of 17103

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17087 and 17103.

LCM(17087,17103) = 7¹ × 2441¹ × 3¹ × 5701¹
LCM(17087,17103) = 292238961