What is the Least Common Multiple of 37260 and 37265?

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 37260 and 37265 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37260 and 37265, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37260,37265) = 5
LCM(37260,37265) = ( 37260 × 37265) / 5
LCM(37260,37265) = 1388493900 / 5
LCM(37260,37265) = 277698780

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37260 and 37265 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37260 and 37265. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37260 and 37265.

Prime Factorization of 37260

Prime Factorization of 37265

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37260 and 37265.

LCM(37260,37265) = 2² × 3⁴ × 5¹ × 23¹ × 29¹ × 257¹
LCM(37260,37265) = 277698780