What is the Least Common Multiple of 37972 and 37988?

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 37972 and 37988 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37972 and 37988, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37972,37988) = 4
LCM(37972,37988) = ( 37972 × 37988) / 4
LCM(37972,37988) = 1442480336 / 4
LCM(37972,37988) = 360620084

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37972 and 37988 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37972 and 37988. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37972 and 37988.

Prime Factorization of 37972

Prime Factorization of 37988

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37972 and 37988.

LCM(37972,37988) = 2² × 11¹ × 863¹ × 9497¹
LCM(37972,37988) = 360620084