What is the Least Common Multiple of 37550 and 37555?

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 37550 and 37555 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37550 and 37555, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37550,37555) = 5
LCM(37550,37555) = ( 37550 × 37555) / 5
LCM(37550,37555) = 1410190250 / 5
LCM(37550,37555) = 282038050

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37550 and 37555 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37550 and 37555. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37550 and 37555.

Prime Factorization of 37550

Prime Factorization of 37555

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37550 and 37555.

LCM(37550,37555) = 2¹ × 5² × 751¹ × 7¹ × 29¹ × 37¹
LCM(37550,37555) = 282038050