What is the Least Common Multiple of 54157 and 54173?

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 54157 and 54173 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 54157 and 54173, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(54157,54173) = 1
LCM(54157,54173) = ( 54157 × 54173) / 1
LCM(54157,54173) = 2933847161 / 1
LCM(54157,54173) = 2933847161

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 54157 and 54173 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 54157 and 54173. First we will calculate the prime factors of 54157 and 54173.

Prime Factorization of 54157

Prime Factorization of 54173

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 54157 and 54173.

LCM(54157,54173) = 31¹ × 1747¹ × 7¹ × 71¹ × 109¹
LCM(54157,54173) = 2933847161