What is the Least Common Multiple of 37940 and 37948?

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 37940 and 37948 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37940 and 37948, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37940,37948) = 4
LCM(37940,37948) = ( 37940 × 37948) / 4
LCM(37940,37948) = 1439747120 / 4
LCM(37940,37948) = 359936780

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37940 and 37948 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37940 and 37948. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37940 and 37948.

Prime Factorization of 37940

Prime Factorization of 37948

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37940 and 37948.

LCM(37940,37948) = 2² × 5¹ × 7¹ × 271¹ × 53¹ × 179¹
LCM(37940,37948) = 359936780