What is the Least Common Multiple of 37540 and 37556?

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 37540 and 37556 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37540 and 37556, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37540,37556) = 4
LCM(37540,37556) = ( 37540 × 37556) / 4
LCM(37540,37556) = 1409852240 / 4
LCM(37540,37556) = 352463060

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37540 and 37556 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37540 and 37556. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37540 and 37556.

Prime Factorization of 37540

Prime Factorization of 37556

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37540 and 37556.

LCM(37540,37556) = 2² × 5¹ × 1877¹ × 41¹ × 229¹
LCM(37540,37556) = 352463060