What is the Least Common Multiple of 37809 and 37821?

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 37809 and 37821 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37809 and 37821, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37809,37821) = 3
LCM(37809,37821) = ( 37809 × 37821) / 3
LCM(37809,37821) = 1429974189 / 3
LCM(37809,37821) = 476658063

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37809 and 37821 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37809 and 37821. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37809 and 37821.

Prime Factorization of 37809

Prime Factorization of 37821

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37809 and 37821.

LCM(37809,37821) = 3² × 4201¹ × 7¹ × 1801¹
LCM(37809,37821) = 476658063