What is the Least Common Multiple of 37937 and 37957?

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 37937 and 37957 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37937 and 37957, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37937,37957) = 1
LCM(37937,37957) = ( 37937 × 37957) / 1
LCM(37937,37957) = 1439974709 / 1
LCM(37937,37957) = 1439974709

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37937 and 37957 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37937 and 37957. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37937 and 37957.

Prime Factorization of 37937

Prime Factorization of 37957

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37937 and 37957.

LCM(37937,37957) = 59¹ × 643¹ × 37957¹
LCM(37937,37957) = 1439974709