What is the Least Common Multiple of 37153 and 37173?

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 37153 and 37173 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37153 and 37173, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37153,37173) = 1
LCM(37153,37173) = ( 37153 × 37173) / 1
LCM(37153,37173) = 1381088469 / 1
LCM(37153,37173) = 1381088469

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37153 and 37173 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37153 and 37173. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37153 and 37173.

Prime Factorization of 37153

Prime Factorization of 37173

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37153 and 37173.

LCM(37153,37173) = 53¹ × 701¹ × 3¹ × 12391¹
LCM(37153,37173) = 1381088469