What is the Least Common Multiple of 37002 and 37011?

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 37002 and 37011 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37002 and 37011, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37002,37011) = 3
LCM(37002,37011) = ( 37002 × 37011) / 3
LCM(37002,37011) = 1369481022 / 3
LCM(37002,37011) = 456493674

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37002 and 37011 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37002 and 37011. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37002 and 37011.

Prime Factorization of 37002

Prime Factorization of 37011

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37002 and 37011.

LCM(37002,37011) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 881¹ × 13² × 73¹
LCM(37002,37011) = 456493674