What is the Least Common Multiple of 17181 and 17197?

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 17181 and 17197 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17181 and 17197, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17181,17197) = 1
LCM(17181,17197) = ( 17181 × 17197) / 1
LCM(17181,17197) = 295461657 / 1
LCM(17181,17197) = 295461657

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17181 and 17197 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17181 and 17197. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17181 and 17197.

Prime Factorization of 17181

Prime Factorization of 17197

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17181 and 17197.

LCM(17181,17197) = 3² × 23¹ × 83¹ × 29¹ × 593¹
LCM(17181,17197) = 295461657