What is the Least Common Multiple of 37146 and 37157?

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 37146 and 37157 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37146 and 37157, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37146,37157) = 1
LCM(37146,37157) = ( 37146 × 37157) / 1
LCM(37146,37157) = 1380233922 / 1
LCM(37146,37157) = 1380233922

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37146 and 37157 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37146 and 37157. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37146 and 37157.

Prime Factorization of 37146

Prime Factorization of 37157

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37146 and 37157.

LCM(37146,37157) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 41¹ × 151¹ × 73¹ × 509¹
LCM(37146,37157) = 1380233922