What is the Least Common Multiple of 37355 and 37372?

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 37372 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 37372, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37355,37372) = 1
LCM(37355,37372) = ( 37355 × 37372) / 1
LCM(37355,37372) = 1396031060 / 1
LCM(37355,37372) = 1396031060

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37355 and 37372 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37355 and 37372. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37355 and 37372.

Prime Factorization of 37355

Prime Factorization of 37372

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37355 and 37372.

LCM(37355,37372) = 5¹ × 31¹ × 241¹ × 2² × 9343¹
LCM(37355,37372) = 1396031060