What is the Least Common Multiple of 37074 and 37086?

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 37074 and 37086 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37074 and 37086, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37074,37086) = 6
LCM(37074,37086) = ( 37074 × 37086) / 6
LCM(37074,37086) = 1374926364 / 6
LCM(37074,37086) = 229154394

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37074 and 37086 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37074 and 37086. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37074 and 37086.

Prime Factorization of 37074

Prime Factorization of 37086

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37074 and 37086.

LCM(37074,37086) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 37¹ × 167¹ × 7¹ × 883¹
LCM(37074,37086) = 229154394