What is the Least Common Multiple of 17241 and 17253?

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 17241 and 17253 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17241 and 17253, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17241,17253) = 3
LCM(17241,17253) = ( 17241 × 17253) / 3
LCM(17241,17253) = 297458973 / 3
LCM(17241,17253) = 99152991

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17241 and 17253 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17241 and 17253. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17241 and 17253.

Prime Factorization of 17241

Prime Factorization of 17253

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17241 and 17253.

LCM(17241,17253) = 3⁵ × 7¹ × 821¹ × 71¹
LCM(17241,17253) = 99152991