What is the Least Common Multiple of 33143 and 33161?

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 33143 and 33161 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33143 and 33161, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33143,33161) = 1
LCM(33143,33161) = ( 33143 × 33161) / 1
LCM(33143,33161) = 1099055023 / 1
LCM(33143,33161) = 1099055023

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33143 and 33161 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33143 and 33161. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33143 and 33161.

Prime Factorization of 33143

Prime Factorization of 33161

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33143 and 33161.

LCM(33143,33161) = 11¹ × 23¹ × 131¹ × 33161¹
LCM(33143,33161) = 1099055023