What is the Least Common Multiple of 17960 and 17971?

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 17960 and 17971 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 17960 and 17971, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(17960,17971) = 1
LCM(17960,17971) = ( 17960 × 17971) / 1
LCM(17960,17971) = 322759160 / 1
LCM(17960,17971) = 322759160

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 17960 and 17971 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 17960 and 17971. First we will calculate the prime factors of 17960 and 17971.

Prime Factorization of 17960

Prime Factorization of 17971

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 17960 and 17971.

LCM(17960,17971) = 2³ × 5¹ × 449¹ × 17971¹
LCM(17960,17971) = 322759160