What is the Least Common Multiple of 83173 and 83187?

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 83173 and 83187 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 83173 and 83187, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(83173,83187) = 1
LCM(83173,83187) = ( 83173 × 83187) / 1
LCM(83173,83187) = 6918912351 / 1
LCM(83173,83187) = 6918912351

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 83173 and 83187 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 83173 and 83187. First we will calculate the prime factors of 83173 and 83187.

Prime Factorization of 83173

Prime Factorization of 83187

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 83173 and 83187.

LCM(83173,83187) = 31¹ × 2683¹ × 3⁴ × 13¹ × 79¹
LCM(83173,83187) = 6918912351