What is the Least Common Multiple of 9337 and 9356?

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 9337 and 9356 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9337 and 9356, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9337,9356) = 1
LCM(9337,9356) = ( 9337 × 9356) / 1
LCM(9337,9356) = 87356972 / 1
LCM(9337,9356) = 87356972

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9337 and 9356 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9337 and 9356. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9337 and 9356.

Prime Factorization of 9337

Prime Factorization of 9356

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9337 and 9356.

LCM(9337,9356) = 9337¹ × 2² × 2339¹
LCM(9337,9356) = 87356972