What is the Least Common Multiple of 93173 and 93178?

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 93173 and 93178 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 93173 and 93178, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(93173,93178) = 1
LCM(93173,93178) = ( 93173 × 93178) / 1
LCM(93173,93178) = 8681673794 / 1
LCM(93173,93178) = 8681673794

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 93173 and 93178 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 93173 and 93178. First we will calculate the prime factors of 93173 and 93178.

Prime Factorization of 93173

Prime Factorization of 93178

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 93173 and 93178.

LCM(93173,93178) = 23¹ × 4051¹ × 2¹ × 46589¹
LCM(93173,93178) = 8681673794