What is the Least Common Multiple of 37992 and 38007?

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 37992 and 38007 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37992 and 38007, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37992,38007) = 3
LCM(37992,38007) = ( 37992 × 38007) / 3
LCM(37992,38007) = 1443961944 / 3
LCM(37992,38007) = 481320648

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37992 and 38007 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37992 and 38007. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37992 and 38007.

Prime Factorization of 37992

Prime Factorization of 38007

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37992 and 38007.

LCM(37992,38007) = 2³ × 3² × 1583¹ × 41¹ × 103¹
LCM(37992,38007) = 481320648