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What is the Least Common Multiple of 17871 and 17877?

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 (LCM) of 17871 and 17877 is 106493289.

LCM(17871,17877) = 106493289

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Least Common Multiple of 17871 and 17877 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17871 and 17877, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17871,17877) = 3
LCM(17871,17877) = ( 17871 × 17877) / 3
LCM(17871,17877) = 319479867 / 3
LCM(17871,17877) = 106493289

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17871 and 17877 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17871 and 17877. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17871 and 17877.

Prime Factorization of 17871

Prime factors of 17871 are 3, 7, 23, 37. Prime factorization of 17871 in exponential form is:

17871 = 31 × 71 × 231 × 371

Prime Factorization of 17877

Prime factors of 17877 are 3, 59, 101. Prime factorization of 17877 in exponential form is:

17877 = 31 × 591 × 1011

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17871 and 17877.

LCM(17871,17877) = 31 × 71 × 231 × 371 × 591 × 1011
LCM(17871,17877) = 106493289