What is the Least Common Multiple of 5167 and 5178?

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 5167 and 5178 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5167 and 5178, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5167,5178) = 1
LCM(5167,5178) = ( 5167 × 5178) / 1
LCM(5167,5178) = 26754726 / 1
LCM(5167,5178) = 26754726

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5167 and 5178 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5167 and 5178. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5167 and 5178.

Prime Factorization of 5167

Prime Factorization of 5178

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5167 and 5178.

LCM(5167,5178) = 5167¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 863¹
LCM(5167,5178) = 26754726