What is the Least Common Multiple of 17172 and 17176?

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 17172 and 17176 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17172 and 17176, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17172,17176) = 4
LCM(17172,17176) = ( 17172 × 17176) / 4
LCM(17172,17176) = 294946272 / 4
LCM(17172,17176) = 73736568

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17172 and 17176 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17172 and 17176. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17172 and 17176.

Prime Factorization of 17172

Prime Factorization of 17176

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17172 and 17176.

LCM(17172,17176) = 2³ × 3⁴ × 53¹ × 19¹ × 113¹
LCM(17172,17176) = 73736568