What is the Least Common Multiple of 17154 and 17173?

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 17154 and 17173 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17154 and 17173, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17154,17173) = 1
LCM(17154,17173) = ( 17154 × 17173) / 1
LCM(17154,17173) = 294585642 / 1
LCM(17154,17173) = 294585642

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17154 and 17173 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17154 and 17173. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17154 and 17173.

Prime Factorization of 17154

Prime Factorization of 17173

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17154 and 17173.

LCM(17154,17173) = 2¹ × 3² × 953¹ × 13¹ × 1321¹
LCM(17154,17173) = 294585642