What is the Least Common Multiple of 37184 and 37188?

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 37184 and 37188 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37184 and 37188, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37184,37188) = 4
LCM(37184,37188) = ( 37184 × 37188) / 4
LCM(37184,37188) = 1382798592 / 4
LCM(37184,37188) = 345699648

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37184 and 37188 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37184 and 37188. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37184 and 37188.

Prime Factorization of 37184

Prime Factorization of 37188

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37184 and 37188.

LCM(37184,37188) = 2⁶ × 7¹ × 83¹ × 3² × 1033¹
LCM(37184,37188) = 345699648