What is the Least Common Multiple of 37309 and 37318?

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 37309 and 37318 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37309 and 37318, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37309,37318) = 1
LCM(37309,37318) = ( 37309 × 37318) / 1
LCM(37309,37318) = 1392297262 / 1
LCM(37309,37318) = 1392297262

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37309 and 37318 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37309 and 37318. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37309 and 37318.

Prime Factorization of 37309

Prime Factorization of 37318

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37309 and 37318.

LCM(37309,37318) = 37309¹ × 2¹ × 47¹ × 397¹
LCM(37309,37318) = 1392297262