What is the Least Common Multiple of 17167 and 17172?

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 17167 and 17172 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17167 and 17172, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17167,17172) = 1
LCM(17167,17172) = ( 17167 × 17172) / 1
LCM(17167,17172) = 294791724 / 1
LCM(17167,17172) = 294791724

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17167 and 17172 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17167 and 17172. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17167 and 17172.

Prime Factorization of 17167

Prime Factorization of 17172

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17167 and 17172.

LCM(17167,17172) = 17167¹ × 2² × 3⁴ × 53¹
LCM(17167,17172) = 294791724