What is the Least Common Multiple of 61137 and 61157?

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 61137 and 61157 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 61137 and 61157, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(61137,61157) = 1
LCM(61137,61157) = ( 61137 × 61157) / 1
LCM(61137,61157) = 3738955509 / 1
LCM(61137,61157) = 3738955509

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 61137 and 61157 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 61137 and 61157. First we will calculate the prime factors of 61137 and 61157.

Prime Factorization of 61137

Prime Factorization of 61157

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 61137 and 61157.

LCM(61137,61157) = 3² × 6793¹ × 23¹ × 2659¹
LCM(61137,61157) = 3738955509