What is the Least Common Multiple of 7373 and 7377?

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 7373 and 7377 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7373 and 7377, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7373,7377) = 1
LCM(7373,7377) = ( 7373 × 7377) / 1
LCM(7373,7377) = 54390621 / 1
LCM(7373,7377) = 54390621

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7373 and 7377 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7373 and 7377. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7373 and 7377.

Prime Factorization of 7373

Prime Factorization of 7377

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7373 and 7377.

LCM(7373,7377) = 73¹ × 101¹ × 3¹ × 2459¹
LCM(7373,7377) = 54390621