What is the Least Common Multiple of 17157 and 17161?

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 17157 and 17161 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17157 and 17161, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17157,17161) = 1
LCM(17157,17161) = ( 17157 × 17161) / 1
LCM(17157,17161) = 294431277 / 1
LCM(17157,17161) = 294431277

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17157 and 17161 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17157 and 17161. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17157 and 17161.

Prime Factorization of 17157

Prime Factorization of 17161

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17157 and 17161.

LCM(17157,17161) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 19¹ × 43¹ × 131²
LCM(17157,17161) = 294431277