What is the Least Common Multiple of 17148 and 17167?

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 17148 and 17167 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17148 and 17167, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17148,17167) = 1
LCM(17148,17167) = ( 17148 × 17167) / 1
LCM(17148,17167) = 294379716 / 1
LCM(17148,17167) = 294379716

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17148 and 17167 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17148 and 17167. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17148 and 17167.

Prime Factorization of 17148

Prime Factorization of 17167

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17148 and 17167.

LCM(17148,17167) = 2² × 3¹ × 1429¹ × 17167¹
LCM(17148,17167) = 294379716