What is the Least Common Multiple of 17146 and 17163?

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 17146 and 17163 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17146 and 17163, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17146,17163) = 1
LCM(17146,17163) = ( 17146 × 17163) / 1
LCM(17146,17163) = 294276798 / 1
LCM(17146,17163) = 294276798

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17146 and 17163 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17146 and 17163. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17146 and 17163.

Prime Factorization of 17146

Prime Factorization of 17163

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17146 and 17163.

LCM(17146,17163) = 2¹ × 8573¹ × 3² × 1907¹
LCM(17146,17163) = 294276798