What is the Least Common Multiple of 15167 and 15173?

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 15167 and 15173 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15167 and 15173, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15167,15173) = 1
LCM(15167,15173) = ( 15167 × 15173) / 1
LCM(15167,15173) = 230128891 / 1
LCM(15167,15173) = 230128891

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15167 and 15173 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15167 and 15173. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15167 and 15173.

Prime Factorization of 15167

Prime Factorization of 15173

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15167 and 15173.

LCM(15167,15173) = 29¹ × 523¹ × 15173¹
LCM(15167,15173) = 230128891