What is the Least Common Multiple of 17711 and 17721?

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 17711 and 17721 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17711 and 17721, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17711,17721) = 1
LCM(17711,17721) = ( 17711 × 17721) / 1
LCM(17711,17721) = 313856631 / 1
LCM(17711,17721) = 313856631

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17711 and 17721 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17711 and 17721. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17711 and 17721.

Prime Factorization of 17711

Prime Factorization of 17721

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17711 and 17721.

LCM(17711,17721) = 89¹ × 199¹ × 3² × 11¹ × 179¹
LCM(17711,17721) = 313856631