What is the Least Common Multiple of 17171 and 17186?

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 17171 and 17186 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17171 and 17186, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17171,17186) = 1
LCM(17171,17186) = ( 17171 × 17186) / 1
LCM(17171,17186) = 295100806 / 1
LCM(17171,17186) = 295100806

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17171 and 17186 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17171 and 17186. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17171 and 17186.

Prime Factorization of 17171

Prime Factorization of 17186

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17171 and 17186.

LCM(17171,17186) = 7¹ × 11¹ × 223¹ × 2¹ × 13¹ × 661¹
LCM(17171,17186) = 295100806