What is the Least Common Multiple of 33173 and 33187?

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 33173 and 33187 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33173 and 33187, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33173,33187) = 7
LCM(33173,33187) = ( 33173 × 33187) / 7
LCM(33173,33187) = 1100912351 / 7
LCM(33173,33187) = 157273193

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33173 and 33187 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33173 and 33187. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33173 and 33187.

Prime Factorization of 33173

Prime Factorization of 33187

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33173 and 33187.

LCM(33173,33187) = 7² × 677¹ × 11¹ × 431¹
LCM(33173,33187) = 157273193