What is the Least Common Multiple of 9156 and 9163?

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 9156 and 9163 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9156 and 9163, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9156,9163) = 7
LCM(9156,9163) = ( 9156 × 9163) / 7
LCM(9156,9163) = 83896428 / 7
LCM(9156,9163) = 11985204

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9156 and 9163 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9156 and 9163. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9156 and 9163.

Prime Factorization of 9156

Prime Factorization of 9163

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9156 and 9163.

LCM(9156,9163) = 2² × 3¹ × 7² × 109¹ × 11¹ × 17¹
LCM(9156,9163) = 11985204