What is the Least Common Multiple of 37159 and 37168?

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 37159 and 37168 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37159 and 37168, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37159,37168) = 1
LCM(37159,37168) = ( 37159 × 37168) / 1
LCM(37159,37168) = 1381125712 / 1
LCM(37159,37168) = 1381125712

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37159 and 37168 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37159 and 37168. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37159 and 37168.

Prime Factorization of 37159

Prime Factorization of 37168

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37159 and 37168.

LCM(37159,37168) = 37159¹ × 2⁴ × 23¹ × 101¹
LCM(37159,37168) = 1381125712