What is the Least Common Multiple of 37156 and 37170?

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 37156 and 37170 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37156 and 37170, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37156,37170) = 14
LCM(37156,37170) = ( 37156 × 37170) / 14
LCM(37156,37170) = 1381088520 / 14
LCM(37156,37170) = 98649180

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37156 and 37170 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37156 and 37170. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37156 and 37170.

Prime Factorization of 37156

Prime Factorization of 37170

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37156 and 37170.

LCM(37156,37170) = 2² × 7¹ × 1327¹ × 3² × 5¹ × 59¹
LCM(37156,37170) = 98649180