What is the Least Common Multiple of 37700 and 37715?

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 37700 and 37715 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37700 and 37715, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37700,37715) = 5
LCM(37700,37715) = ( 37700 × 37715) / 5
LCM(37700,37715) = 1421855500 / 5
LCM(37700,37715) = 284371100

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37700 and 37715 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37700 and 37715. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37700 and 37715.

Prime Factorization of 37700

Prime Factorization of 37715

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37700 and 37715.

LCM(37700,37715) = 2² × 5² × 13¹ × 29¹ × 19¹ × 397¹
LCM(37700,37715) = 284371100