What is the Least Common Multiple of 17170 and 17175?

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 17170 and 17175 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17170 and 17175, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17170,17175) = 5
LCM(17170,17175) = ( 17170 × 17175) / 5
LCM(17170,17175) = 294894750 / 5
LCM(17170,17175) = 58978950

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17170 and 17175 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17170 and 17175. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17170 and 17175.

Prime Factorization of 17170

Prime Factorization of 17175

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17170 and 17175.

LCM(17170,17175) = 2¹ × 5² × 17¹ × 101¹ × 3¹ × 229¹
LCM(17170,17175) = 58978950