What is the Least Common Multiple of 37481 and 37487?

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 37481 and 37487 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37481 and 37487, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37481,37487) = 1
LCM(37481,37487) = ( 37481 × 37487) / 1
LCM(37481,37487) = 1405050247 / 1
LCM(37481,37487) = 1405050247

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37481 and 37487 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37481 and 37487. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37481 and 37487.

Prime Factorization of 37481

Prime Factorization of 37487

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37481 and 37487.

LCM(37481,37487) = 37¹ × 1013¹ × 19¹ × 1973¹
LCM(37481,37487) = 1405050247