What is the Least Common Multiple of 37661 and 37673?

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 37661 and 37673 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37661 and 37673, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37661,37673) = 1
LCM(37661,37673) = ( 37661 × 37673) / 1
LCM(37661,37673) = 1418802853 / 1
LCM(37661,37673) = 1418802853

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37661 and 37673 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37661 and 37673. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37661 and 37673.

Prime Factorization of 37661

Prime Factorization of 37673

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37661 and 37673.

LCM(37661,37673) = 13¹ × 2897¹ × 101¹ × 373¹
LCM(37661,37673) = 1418802853