What is the Least Common Multiple of 37173 and 37181?

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 37173 and 37181 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37173 and 37181, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37173,37181) = 1
LCM(37173,37181) = ( 37173 × 37181) / 1
LCM(37173,37181) = 1382129313 / 1
LCM(37173,37181) = 1382129313

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37173 and 37181 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37173 and 37181. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37173 and 37181.

Prime Factorization of 37173

Prime Factorization of 37181

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37173 and 37181.

LCM(37173,37181) = 3¹ × 12391¹ × 37181¹
LCM(37173,37181) = 1382129313