What is the Least Common Multiple of 37343 and 37357?

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 37343 and 37357 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37343 and 37357, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37343,37357) = 1
LCM(37343,37357) = ( 37343 × 37357) / 1
LCM(37343,37357) = 1395022451 / 1
LCM(37343,37357) = 1395022451

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37343 and 37357 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37343 and 37357. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37343 and 37357.

Prime Factorization of 37343

Prime Factorization of 37357

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37343 and 37357.

LCM(37343,37357) = 107¹ × 349¹ × 37357¹
LCM(37343,37357) = 1395022451