What is the Least Common Multiple of 37888 and 37900?

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 37888 and 37900 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37888 and 37900, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37888,37900) = 4
LCM(37888,37900) = ( 37888 × 37900) / 4
LCM(37888,37900) = 1435955200 / 4
LCM(37888,37900) = 358988800

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37888 and 37900 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37888 and 37900. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37888 and 37900.

Prime Factorization of 37888

Prime Factorization of 37900

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37888 and 37900.

LCM(37888,37900) = 2¹⁰ × 37¹ × 5² × 379¹
LCM(37888,37900) = 358988800