What is the Least Common Multiple of 37231 and 37245?

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 37231 and 37245 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37231 and 37245, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37231,37245) = 1
LCM(37231,37245) = ( 37231 × 37245) / 1
LCM(37231,37245) = 1386668595 / 1
LCM(37231,37245) = 1386668595

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37231 and 37245 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37231 and 37245. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37231 and 37245.

Prime Factorization of 37231

Prime Factorization of 37245

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37231 and 37245.

LCM(37231,37245) = 31¹ × 1201¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 13¹ × 191¹
LCM(37231,37245) = 1386668595