What is the Least Common Multiple of 97155 and 97161?

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 97155 and 97161 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 97155 and 97161, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(97155,97161) = 3
LCM(97155,97161) = ( 97155 × 97161) / 3
LCM(97155,97161) = 9439676955 / 3
LCM(97155,97161) = 3146558985

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 97155 and 97161 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 97155 and 97161. First we will calculate the prime factors of 97155 and 97161.

Prime Factorization of 97155

Prime Factorization of 97161

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 97155 and 97161.

LCM(97155,97161) = 3² × 5¹ × 17¹ × 127¹ × 139¹ × 233¹
LCM(97155,97161) = 3146558985