What is the Least Common Multiple of 37220 and 37225?

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 37220 and 37225 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37220 and 37225, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37220,37225) = 5
LCM(37220,37225) = ( 37220 × 37225) / 5
LCM(37220,37225) = 1385514500 / 5
LCM(37220,37225) = 277102900

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37220 and 37225 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37220 and 37225. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37220 and 37225.

Prime Factorization of 37220

Prime Factorization of 37225

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37220 and 37225.

LCM(37220,37225) = 2² × 5² × 1861¹ × 1489¹
LCM(37220,37225) = 277102900