What is the Least Common Multiple of 17215 and 17229?

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 17215 and 17229 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17215 and 17229, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17215,17229) = 1
LCM(17215,17229) = ( 17215 × 17229) / 1
LCM(17215,17229) = 296597235 / 1
LCM(17215,17229) = 296597235

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17215 and 17229 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17215 and 17229. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17215 and 17229.

Prime Factorization of 17215

Prime Factorization of 17229

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17215 and 17229.

LCM(17215,17229) = 5¹ × 11¹ × 313¹ × 3¹ × 5743¹
LCM(17215,17229) = 296597235