What is the Least Common Multiple of 37317 and 37334?

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 37317 and 37334 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37317 and 37334, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37317,37334) = 1
LCM(37317,37334) = ( 37317 × 37334) / 1
LCM(37317,37334) = 1393192878 / 1
LCM(37317,37334) = 1393192878

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37317 and 37334 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37317 and 37334. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37317 and 37334.

Prime Factorization of 37317

Prime Factorization of 37334

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37317 and 37334.

LCM(37317,37334) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 1777¹ × 2¹ × 11¹ × 1697¹
LCM(37317,37334) = 1393192878