What is the Least Common Multiple of 37131 and 37143?

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 37131 and 37143 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37131 and 37143, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37131,37143) = 3
LCM(37131,37143) = ( 37131 × 37143) / 3
LCM(37131,37143) = 1379156733 / 3
LCM(37131,37143) = 459718911

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37131 and 37143 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37131 and 37143. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37131 and 37143.

Prime Factorization of 37131

Prime Factorization of 37143

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37131 and 37143.

LCM(37131,37143) = 3² × 12377¹ × 4127¹
LCM(37131,37143) = 459718911