What is the Least Common Multiple of 17671 and 17691?

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 17671 and 17691 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17671 and 17691, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17671,17691) = 1
LCM(17671,17691) = ( 17671 × 17691) / 1
LCM(17671,17691) = 312617661 / 1
LCM(17671,17691) = 312617661

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17671 and 17691 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17671 and 17691. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17671 and 17691.

Prime Factorization of 17671

Prime Factorization of 17691

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17671 and 17691.

LCM(17671,17691) = 41¹ × 431¹ × 3¹ × 5897¹
LCM(17671,17691) = 312617661