What is the Least Common Multiple of 28173 and 28179?

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 28179 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 28179, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28173,28179) = 3
LCM(28173,28179) = ( 28173 × 28179) / 3
LCM(28173,28179) = 793886967 / 3
LCM(28173,28179) = 264628989

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28173 and 28179 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28173 and 28179. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28173 and 28179.

Prime Factorization of 28173

Prime Factorization of 28179

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28173 and 28179.

LCM(28173,28179) = 3² × 9391¹ × 31¹ × 101¹
LCM(28173,28179) = 264628989