What is the Least Common Multiple of 37915 and 37930?

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 37915 and 37930 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37915 and 37930, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37915,37930) = 5
LCM(37915,37930) = ( 37915 × 37930) / 5
LCM(37915,37930) = 1438115950 / 5
LCM(37915,37930) = 287623190

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37915 and 37930 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37915 and 37930. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37915 and 37930.

Prime Factorization of 37915

Prime Factorization of 37930

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37915 and 37930.

LCM(37915,37930) = 5¹ × 7583¹ × 2¹ × 3793¹
LCM(37915,37930) = 287623190