What is the Least Common Multiple of 52161 and 52173?

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 52161 and 52173 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52161 and 52173, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52161,52173) = 3
LCM(52161,52173) = ( 52161 × 52173) / 3
LCM(52161,52173) = 2721395853 / 3
LCM(52161,52173) = 907131951

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52161 and 52173 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52161 and 52173. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52161 and 52173.

Prime Factorization of 52161

Prime Factorization of 52173

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52161 and 52173.

LCM(52161,52173) = 3² × 17387¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 31¹
LCM(52161,52173) = 907131951