What is the Least Common Multiple of 73157 and 73167?

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 73157 and 73167 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73157 and 73167, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73157,73167) = 1
LCM(73157,73167) = ( 73157 × 73167) / 1
LCM(73157,73167) = 5352678219 / 1
LCM(73157,73167) = 5352678219

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73157 and 73167 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73157 and 73167. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73157 and 73167.

Prime Factorization of 73157

Prime Factorization of 73167

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73157 and 73167.

LCM(73157,73167) = 7² × 1493¹ × 3¹ × 29³
LCM(73157,73167) = 5352678219