What is the Least Common Multiple of 37908 and 37917?

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 37908 and 37917 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37908 and 37917, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37908,37917) = 9
LCM(37908,37917) = ( 37908 × 37917) / 9
LCM(37908,37917) = 1437357636 / 9
LCM(37908,37917) = 159706404

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37908 and 37917 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37908 and 37917. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37908 and 37917.

Prime Factorization of 37908

Prime Factorization of 37917

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37908 and 37917.

LCM(37908,37917) = 2² × 3⁶ × 13¹ × 11¹ × 383¹
LCM(37908,37917) = 159706404