What is the Least Common Multiple of 37885 and 37903?

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 37885 and 37903 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37885 and 37903, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37885,37903) = 1
LCM(37885,37903) = ( 37885 × 37903) / 1
LCM(37885,37903) = 1435955155 / 1
LCM(37885,37903) = 1435955155

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37885 and 37903 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37885 and 37903. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37885 and 37903.

Prime Factorization of 37885

Prime Factorization of 37903

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37885 and 37903.

LCM(37885,37903) = 5¹ × 7577¹ × 29¹ × 1307¹
LCM(37885,37903) = 1435955155