What is the Least Common Multiple of 10173 and 10179?

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 10173 and 10179 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10173 and 10179, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10173,10179) = 3
LCM(10173,10179) = ( 10173 × 10179) / 3
LCM(10173,10179) = 103550967 / 3
LCM(10173,10179) = 34516989

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10173 and 10179 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10173 and 10179. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10173 and 10179.

Prime Factorization of 10173

Prime Factorization of 10179

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10173 and 10179.

LCM(10173,10179) = 3³ × 3391¹ × 13¹ × 29¹
LCM(10173,10179) = 34516989