What is the Least Common Multiple of 37932 and 37947?

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 37932 and 37947 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37932 and 37947, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37932,37947) = 3
LCM(37932,37947) = ( 37932 × 37947) / 3
LCM(37932,37947) = 1439405604 / 3
LCM(37932,37947) = 479801868

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37932 and 37947 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37932 and 37947. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37932 and 37947.

Prime Factorization of 37932

Prime Factorization of 37947

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37932 and 37947.

LCM(37932,37947) = 2² × 3¹ × 29¹ × 109¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 139¹
LCM(37932,37947) = 479801868