What is the Least Common Multiple of 37397 and 37417?

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 37397 and 37417 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37397 and 37417, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37397,37417) = 1
LCM(37397,37417) = ( 37397 × 37417) / 1
LCM(37397,37417) = 1399283549 / 1
LCM(37397,37417) = 1399283549

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37397 and 37417 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37397 and 37417. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37397 and 37417.

Prime Factorization of 37397

Prime Factorization of 37417

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37397 and 37417.

LCM(37397,37417) = 37397¹ × 17¹ × 31¹ × 71¹
LCM(37397,37417) = 1399283549