What is the Least Common Multiple of 83157 and 83161?

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 83157 and 83161 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 83157 and 83161, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(83157,83161) = 1
LCM(83157,83161) = ( 83157 × 83161) / 1
LCM(83157,83161) = 6915419277 / 1
LCM(83157,83161) = 6915419277

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 83157 and 83161 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 83157 and 83161. First we will calculate the prime factors of 83157 and 83161.

Prime Factorization of 83157

Prime Factorization of 83161

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 83157 and 83161.

LCM(83157,83161) = 3¹ × 53¹ × 523¹ × 13¹ × 6397¹
LCM(83157,83161) = 6915419277