What is the Least Common Multiple of 37720 and 37735?

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 37720 and 37735 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37720 and 37735, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37720,37735) = 5
LCM(37720,37735) = ( 37720 × 37735) / 5
LCM(37720,37735) = 1423364200 / 5
LCM(37720,37735) = 284672840

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37720 and 37735 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37720 and 37735. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37720 and 37735.

Prime Factorization of 37720

Prime Factorization of 37735

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37720 and 37735.

LCM(37720,37735) = 2³ × 5¹ × 23¹ × 41¹ × 7547¹
LCM(37720,37735) = 284672840