What is the Least Common Multiple of 37355 and 37368?

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 37355 and 37368 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37355 and 37368, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37355,37368) = 1
LCM(37355,37368) = ( 37355 × 37368) / 1
LCM(37355,37368) = 1395881640 / 1
LCM(37355,37368) = 1395881640

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37355 and 37368 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37355 and 37368. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37355 and 37368.

Prime Factorization of 37355

Prime Factorization of 37368

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37355 and 37368.

LCM(37355,37368) = 5¹ × 31¹ × 241¹ × 2³ × 3³ × 173¹
LCM(37355,37368) = 1395881640