What is the Least Common Multiple of 37048 and 37058?

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 37048 and 37058 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37048 and 37058, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37048,37058) = 2
LCM(37048,37058) = ( 37048 × 37058) / 2
LCM(37048,37058) = 1372924784 / 2
LCM(37048,37058) = 686462392

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37048 and 37058 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37048 and 37058. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37048 and 37058.

Prime Factorization of 37048

Prime Factorization of 37058

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37048 and 37058.

LCM(37048,37058) = 2³ × 11¹ × 421¹ × 7¹ × 2647¹
LCM(37048,37058) = 686462392