What is the Least Common Multiple of 37271 and 37278?

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 37271 and 37278 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37271 and 37278, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37271,37278) = 1
LCM(37271,37278) = ( 37271 × 37278) / 1
LCM(37271,37278) = 1389388338 / 1
LCM(37271,37278) = 1389388338

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37271 and 37278 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37271 and 37278. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37271 and 37278.

Prime Factorization of 37271

Prime Factorization of 37278

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37271 and 37278.

LCM(37271,37278) = 13¹ × 47¹ × 61¹ × 2¹ × 3² × 19¹ × 109¹
LCM(37271,37278) = 1389388338