What is the Least Common Multiple of 37988 and 37997?

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 37988 and 37997 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37988 and 37997, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37988,37997) = 1
LCM(37988,37997) = ( 37988 × 37997) / 1
LCM(37988,37997) = 1443430036 / 1
LCM(37988,37997) = 1443430036

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37988 and 37997 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37988 and 37997. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37988 and 37997.

Prime Factorization of 37988

Prime Factorization of 37997

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37988 and 37997.

LCM(37988,37997) = 2² × 9497¹ × 37997¹
LCM(37988,37997) = 1443430036