What is the Least Common Multiple of 17259 and 17271?

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 17259 and 17271 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17259 and 17271, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17259,17271) = 3
LCM(17259,17271) = ( 17259 × 17271) / 3
LCM(17259,17271) = 298080189 / 3
LCM(17259,17271) = 99360063

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17259 and 17271 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17259 and 17271. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17259 and 17271.

Prime Factorization of 17259

Prime Factorization of 17271

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17259 and 17271.

LCM(17259,17271) = 3² × 11¹ × 523¹ × 19¹ × 101¹
LCM(17259,17271) = 99360063