What is the Least Common Multiple of 23171 and 23182?

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 23171 and 23182 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 23171 and 23182, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(23171,23182) = 1
LCM(23171,23182) = ( 23171 × 23182) / 1
LCM(23171,23182) = 537150122 / 1
LCM(23171,23182) = 537150122

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 23171 and 23182 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 23171 and 23182. First we will calculate the prime factors of 23171 and 23182.

Prime Factorization of 23171

Prime Factorization of 23182

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 23171 and 23182.

LCM(23171,23182) = 17¹ × 29¹ × 47¹ × 2¹ × 67¹ × 173¹
LCM(23171,23182) = 537150122