What is the Least Common Multiple of 17177 and 17181?

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 17177 and 17181 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17177 and 17181, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17177,17181) = 1
LCM(17177,17181) = ( 17177 × 17181) / 1
LCM(17177,17181) = 295118037 / 1
LCM(17177,17181) = 295118037

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17177 and 17181 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17177 and 17181. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17177 and 17181.

Prime Factorization of 17177

Prime Factorization of 17181

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17177 and 17181.

LCM(17177,17181) = 89¹ × 193¹ × 3² × 23¹ × 83¹
LCM(17177,17181) = 295118037