What is the Least Common Multiple of 37226 and 37230?

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 37226 and 37230 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37226 and 37230, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37226,37230) = 2
LCM(37226,37230) = ( 37226 × 37230) / 2
LCM(37226,37230) = 1385923980 / 2
LCM(37226,37230) = 692961990

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37226 and 37230 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37226 and 37230. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37226 and 37230.

Prime Factorization of 37226

Prime Factorization of 37230

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37226 and 37230.

LCM(37226,37230) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 2659¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 73¹
LCM(37226,37230) = 692961990