What is the Least Common Multiple of 37951 and 37962?

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 37951 and 37962 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37951 and 37962, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37951,37962) = 1
LCM(37951,37962) = ( 37951 × 37962) / 1
LCM(37951,37962) = 1440695862 / 1
LCM(37951,37962) = 1440695862

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37951 and 37962 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37951 and 37962. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37951 and 37962.

Prime Factorization of 37951

Prime Factorization of 37962

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37951 and 37962.

LCM(37951,37962) = 37951¹ × 2¹ × 3³ × 19¹ × 37¹
LCM(37951,37962) = 1440695862