What is the Least Common Multiple of 17170 and 17182?

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 17182 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 17182, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17170,17182) = 2
LCM(17170,17182) = ( 17170 × 17182) / 2
LCM(17170,17182) = 295014940 / 2
LCM(17170,17182) = 147507470

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17170 and 17182 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17170 and 17182. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17170 and 17182.

Prime Factorization of 17170

Prime Factorization of 17182

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17170 and 17182.

LCM(17170,17182) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 101¹ × 11² × 71¹
LCM(17170,17182) = 147507470