What is the Least Common Multiple of 37378 and 37385?

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 37378 and 37385 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37378 and 37385, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37378,37385) = 1
LCM(37378,37385) = ( 37378 × 37385) / 1
LCM(37378,37385) = 1397376530 / 1
LCM(37378,37385) = 1397376530

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37378 and 37385 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37378 and 37385. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37378 and 37385.

Prime Factorization of 37378

Prime Factorization of 37385

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37378 and 37385.

LCM(37378,37385) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 1699¹ × 5¹ × 7477¹
LCM(37378,37385) = 1397376530