What is the Least Common Multiple of 37250 and 37270?

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 37250 and 37270 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37250 and 37270, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37250,37270) = 10
LCM(37250,37270) = ( 37250 × 37270) / 10
LCM(37250,37270) = 1388307500 / 10
LCM(37250,37270) = 138830750

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37250 and 37270 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37250 and 37270. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37250 and 37270.

Prime Factorization of 37250

Prime Factorization of 37270

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37250 and 37270.

LCM(37250,37270) = 2¹ × 5³ × 149¹ × 3727¹
LCM(37250,37270) = 138830750