What is the Least Common Multiple of 17176 and 17194?

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 17176 and 17194 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17176 and 17194, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17176,17194) = 2
LCM(17176,17194) = ( 17176 × 17194) / 2
LCM(17176,17194) = 295324144 / 2
LCM(17176,17194) = 147662072

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17176 and 17194 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17176 and 17194. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17176 and 17194.

Prime Factorization of 17176

Prime Factorization of 17194

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17176 and 17194.

LCM(17176,17194) = 2³ × 19¹ × 113¹ × 8597¹
LCM(17176,17194) = 147662072