What is the Least Common Multiple of 37508 and 37521?

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 37508 and 37521 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37508 and 37521, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37508,37521) = 1
LCM(37508,37521) = ( 37508 × 37521) / 1
LCM(37508,37521) = 1407337668 / 1
LCM(37508,37521) = 1407337668

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37508 and 37521 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37508 and 37521. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37508 and 37521.

Prime Factorization of 37508

Prime Factorization of 37521

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37508 and 37521.

LCM(37508,37521) = 2² × 9377¹ × 3² × 11¹ × 379¹
LCM(37508,37521) = 1407337668