What is the Least Common Multiple of 37716 and 37720?

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 37716 and 37720 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37716 and 37720, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37716,37720) = 4
LCM(37716,37720) = ( 37716 × 37720) / 4
LCM(37716,37720) = 1422647520 / 4
LCM(37716,37720) = 355661880

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37716 and 37720 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37716 and 37720. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37716 and 37720.

Prime Factorization of 37716

Prime Factorization of 37720

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37716 and 37720.

LCM(37716,37720) = 2³ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 449¹ × 5¹ × 23¹ × 41¹
LCM(37716,37720) = 355661880