What is the Least Common Multiple of 37979 and 37983?

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 37979 and 37983 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37979 and 37983, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37979,37983) = 1
LCM(37979,37983) = ( 37979 × 37983) / 1
LCM(37979,37983) = 1442556357 / 1
LCM(37979,37983) = 1442556357

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37979 and 37983 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37979 and 37983. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37979 and 37983.

Prime Factorization of 37979

Prime Factorization of 37983

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37979 and 37983.

LCM(37979,37983) = 163¹ × 233¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 1151¹
LCM(37979,37983) = 1442556357