What is the Least Common Multiple of 37297 and 37303?

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 37297 and 37303 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37297 and 37303, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37297,37303) = 1
LCM(37297,37303) = ( 37297 × 37303) / 1
LCM(37297,37303) = 1391289991 / 1
LCM(37297,37303) = 1391289991

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37297 and 37303 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37297 and 37303. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37297 and 37303.

Prime Factorization of 37297

Prime Factorization of 37303

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37297 and 37303.

LCM(37297,37303) = 13¹ × 19¹ × 151¹ × 7¹ × 73²
LCM(37297,37303) = 1391289991