What is the Least Common Multiple of 17153 and 17171?

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 17153 and 17171 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17153 and 17171, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17153,17171) = 1
LCM(17153,17171) = ( 17153 × 17171) / 1
LCM(17153,17171) = 294534163 / 1
LCM(17153,17171) = 294534163

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17153 and 17171 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17153 and 17171. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17153 and 17171.

Prime Factorization of 17153

Prime Factorization of 17171

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17153 and 17171.

LCM(17153,17171) = 17¹ × 1009¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 223¹
LCM(17153,17171) = 294534163