What is the Least Common Multiple of 37497 and 37515?

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 37497 and 37515 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37497 and 37515, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37497,37515) = 3
LCM(37497,37515) = ( 37497 × 37515) / 3
LCM(37497,37515) = 1406699955 / 3
LCM(37497,37515) = 468899985

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37497 and 37515 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37497 and 37515. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37497 and 37515.

Prime Factorization of 37497

Prime Factorization of 37515

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37497 and 37515.

LCM(37497,37515) = 3¹ × 29¹ × 431¹ × 5¹ × 41¹ × 61¹
LCM(37497,37515) = 468899985