What is the Least Common Multiple of 37036 and 37049?

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 37036 and 37049 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37036 and 37049, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37036,37049) = 1
LCM(37036,37049) = ( 37036 × 37049) / 1
LCM(37036,37049) = 1372146764 / 1
LCM(37036,37049) = 1372146764

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37036 and 37049 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37036 and 37049. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37036 and 37049.

Prime Factorization of 37036

Prime Factorization of 37049

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37036 and 37049.

LCM(37036,37049) = 2² × 47¹ × 197¹ × 37049¹
LCM(37036,37049) = 1372146764