What is the Least Common Multiple of 7176 and 7181?

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 7176 and 7181 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7176 and 7181, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7176,7181) = 1
LCM(7176,7181) = ( 7176 × 7181) / 1
LCM(7176,7181) = 51530856 / 1
LCM(7176,7181) = 51530856

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7176 and 7181 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7176 and 7181. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7176 and 7181.

Prime Factorization of 7176

Prime Factorization of 7181

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7176 and 7181.

LCM(7176,7181) = 2³ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 23¹ × 43¹ × 167¹
LCM(7176,7181) = 51530856