What is the Least Common Multiple of 17129 and 17143?

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 17129 and 17143 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17129 and 17143, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17129,17143) = 7
LCM(17129,17143) = ( 17129 × 17143) / 7
LCM(17129,17143) = 293642447 / 7
LCM(17129,17143) = 41948921

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17129 and 17143 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17129 and 17143. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17129 and 17143.

Prime Factorization of 17129

Prime Factorization of 17143

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17129 and 17143.

LCM(17129,17143) = 7¹ × 2447¹ × 31¹ × 79¹
LCM(17129,17143) = 41948921