What is the Least Common Multiple of 37226 and 37241?

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 37241 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 37241, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37226,37241) = 1
LCM(37226,37241) = ( 37226 × 37241) / 1
LCM(37226,37241) = 1386333466 / 1
LCM(37226,37241) = 1386333466

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37226 and 37241 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37226 and 37241. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37226 and 37241.

Prime Factorization of 37226

Prime Factorization of 37241

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37226 and 37241.

LCM(37226,37241) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 2659¹ × 167¹ × 223¹
LCM(37226,37241) = 1386333466