What is the Least Common Multiple of 37503 and 37508?

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 37503 and 37508 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37503 and 37508, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37503,37508) = 1
LCM(37503,37508) = ( 37503 × 37508) / 1
LCM(37503,37508) = 1406662524 / 1
LCM(37503,37508) = 1406662524

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37503 and 37508 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37503 and 37508. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37503 and 37508.

Prime Factorization of 37503

Prime Factorization of 37508

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37503 and 37508.

LCM(37503,37508) = 3⁴ × 463¹ × 2² × 9377¹
LCM(37503,37508) = 1406662524