What is the Least Common Multiple of 37975 and 37981?

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 37975 and 37981 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37975 and 37981, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37975,37981) = 1
LCM(37975,37981) = ( 37975 × 37981) / 1
LCM(37975,37981) = 1442328475 / 1
LCM(37975,37981) = 1442328475

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37975 and 37981 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37975 and 37981. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37975 and 37981.

Prime Factorization of 37975

Prime Factorization of 37981

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37975 and 37981.

LCM(37975,37981) = 5² × 7² × 31¹ × 19¹ × 1999¹
LCM(37975,37981) = 1442328475