What is the Least Common Multiple of 37138 and 37156?

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 37138 and 37156 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37138 and 37156, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37138,37156) = 2
LCM(37138,37156) = ( 37138 × 37156) / 2
LCM(37138,37156) = 1379899528 / 2
LCM(37138,37156) = 689949764

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37138 and 37156 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37138 and 37156. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37138 and 37156.

Prime Factorization of 37138

Prime Factorization of 37156

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37138 and 37156.

LCM(37138,37156) = 2² × 31¹ × 599¹ × 7¹ × 1327¹
LCM(37138,37156) = 689949764