What is the Least Common Multiple of 37520 and 37527?

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 37520 and 37527 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37520 and 37527, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37520,37527) = 7
LCM(37520,37527) = ( 37520 × 37527) / 7
LCM(37520,37527) = 1408013040 / 7
LCM(37520,37527) = 201144720

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37520 and 37527 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37520 and 37527. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37520 and 37527.

Prime Factorization of 37520

Prime Factorization of 37527

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37520 and 37527.

LCM(37520,37527) = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 67¹ × 3¹ × 1787¹
LCM(37520,37527) = 201144720