What is the Least Common Multiple of 37221 and 37233?

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 37221 and 37233 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37221 and 37233, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37221,37233) = 3
LCM(37221,37233) = ( 37221 × 37233) / 3
LCM(37221,37233) = 1385849493 / 3
LCM(37221,37233) = 461949831

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37221 and 37233 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37221 and 37233. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37221 and 37233.

Prime Factorization of 37221

Prime Factorization of 37233

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37221 and 37233.

LCM(37221,37233) = 3³ × 19¹ × 653¹ × 7¹ × 197¹
LCM(37221,37233) = 461949831