What is the Least Common Multiple of 37434 and 37443?

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 37434 and 37443 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37434 and 37443, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37434,37443) = 3
LCM(37434,37443) = ( 37434 × 37443) / 3
LCM(37434,37443) = 1401641262 / 3
LCM(37434,37443) = 467213754

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37434 and 37443 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37434 and 37443. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37434 and 37443.

Prime Factorization of 37434

Prime Factorization of 37443

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37434 and 37443.

LCM(37434,37443) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 367¹ × 7¹ × 1783¹
LCM(37434,37443) = 467213754