What is the Least Common Multiple of 17251 and 17261?

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 17251 and 17261 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17251 and 17261, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17251,17261) = 1
LCM(17251,17261) = ( 17251 × 17261) / 1
LCM(17251,17261) = 297769511 / 1
LCM(17251,17261) = 297769511

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17251 and 17261 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17251 and 17261. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17251 and 17261.

Prime Factorization of 17251

Prime Factorization of 17261

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17251 and 17261.

LCM(17251,17261) = 13¹ × 1327¹ × 41¹ × 421¹
LCM(17251,17261) = 297769511