What is the Least Common Multiple of 37116 and 37131?

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 37116 and 37131 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37116 and 37131, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37116,37131) = 3
LCM(37116,37131) = ( 37116 × 37131) / 3
LCM(37116,37131) = 1378154196 / 3
LCM(37116,37131) = 459384732

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37116 and 37131 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37116 and 37131. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37116 and 37131.

Prime Factorization of 37116

Prime Factorization of 37131

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37116 and 37131.

LCM(37116,37131) = 2² × 3² × 1031¹ × 12377¹
LCM(37116,37131) = 459384732