What is the Least Common Multiple of 37311 and 37317?

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 37311 and 37317 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37311 and 37317, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37311,37317) = 3
LCM(37311,37317) = ( 37311 × 37317) / 3
LCM(37311,37317) = 1392334587 / 3
LCM(37311,37317) = 464111529

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37311 and 37317 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37311 and 37317. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37311 and 37317.

Prime Factorization of 37311

Prime Factorization of 37317

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37311 and 37317.

LCM(37311,37317) = 3¹ × 12437¹ × 7¹ × 1777¹
LCM(37311,37317) = 464111529