What is the Least Common Multiple of 85163 and 85171?

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 85163 and 85171 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 85163 and 85171, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(85163,85171) = 1
LCM(85163,85171) = ( 85163 × 85171) / 1
LCM(85163,85171) = 7253417873 / 1
LCM(85163,85171) = 7253417873

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 85163 and 85171 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 85163 and 85171. First we will calculate the prime factors of 85163 and 85171.

Prime Factorization of 85163

Prime Factorization of 85171

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 85163 and 85171.

LCM(85163,85171) = 13¹ × 6551¹ × 53¹ × 1607¹
LCM(85163,85171) = 7253417873