What is the Least Common Multiple of 37860 and 37866?

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 37860 and 37866 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37860 and 37866, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37860,37866) = 6
LCM(37860,37866) = ( 37860 × 37866) / 6
LCM(37860,37866) = 1433606760 / 6
LCM(37860,37866) = 238934460

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37860 and 37866 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37860 and 37866. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37860 and 37866.

Prime Factorization of 37860

Prime Factorization of 37866

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37860 and 37866.

LCM(37860,37866) = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 631¹ × 6311¹
LCM(37860,37866) = 238934460