What is the Least Common Multiple of 17196 and 17211?

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 17196 and 17211 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17196 and 17211, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17196,17211) = 3
LCM(17196,17211) = ( 17196 × 17211) / 3
LCM(17196,17211) = 295960356 / 3
LCM(17196,17211) = 98653452

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17196 and 17211 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17196 and 17211. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17196 and 17211.

Prime Factorization of 17196

Prime Factorization of 17211

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17196 and 17211.

LCM(17196,17211) = 2² × 3¹ × 1433¹ × 5737¹
LCM(17196,17211) = 98653452