What is the Least Common Multiple of 60163 and 60173?

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 60163 and 60173 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60163 and 60173, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60163,60173) = 1
LCM(60163,60173) = ( 60163 × 60173) / 1
LCM(60163,60173) = 3620188199 / 1
LCM(60163,60173) = 3620188199

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60163 and 60173 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60163 and 60173. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60163 and 60173.

Prime Factorization of 60163

Prime Factorization of 60173

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60163 and 60173.

LCM(60163,60173) = 17¹ × 3539¹ × 19¹ × 3167¹
LCM(60163,60173) = 3620188199