What is the Least Common Multiple of 37542 and 37547?

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 37542 and 37547 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37542 and 37547, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37542,37547) = 1
LCM(37542,37547) = ( 37542 × 37547) / 1
LCM(37542,37547) = 1409589474 / 1
LCM(37542,37547) = 1409589474

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37542 and 37547 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37542 and 37547. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37542 and 37547.

Prime Factorization of 37542

Prime Factorization of 37547

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37542 and 37547.

LCM(37542,37547) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 6257¹ × 37547¹
LCM(37542,37547) = 1409589474