What is the Least Common Multiple of 28173 and 28177?

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 28173 and 28177 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28173 and 28177, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28173,28177) = 1
LCM(28173,28177) = ( 28173 × 28177) / 1
LCM(28173,28177) = 793830621 / 1
LCM(28173,28177) = 793830621

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28173 and 28177 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28173 and 28177. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28173 and 28177.

Prime Factorization of 28173

Prime Factorization of 28177

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28173 and 28177.

LCM(28173,28177) = 3¹ × 9391¹ × 19¹ × 1483¹
LCM(28173,28177) = 793830621