What is the Least Common Multiple of 17144 and 17158?

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 17144 and 17158 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17144 and 17158, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17144,17158) = 2
LCM(17144,17158) = ( 17144 × 17158) / 2
LCM(17144,17158) = 294156752 / 2
LCM(17144,17158) = 147078376

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17144 and 17158 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17144 and 17158. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17144 and 17158.

Prime Factorization of 17144

Prime Factorization of 17158

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17144 and 17158.

LCM(17144,17158) = 2³ × 2143¹ × 23¹ × 373¹
LCM(17144,17158) = 147078376