What is the Least Common Multiple of 37246 and 37264?

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 37246 and 37264 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37246 and 37264, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37246,37264) = 2
LCM(37246,37264) = ( 37246 × 37264) / 2
LCM(37246,37264) = 1387934944 / 2
LCM(37246,37264) = 693967472

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37246 and 37264 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37246 and 37264. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37246 and 37264.

Prime Factorization of 37246

Prime Factorization of 37264

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37246 and 37264.

LCM(37246,37264) = 2⁴ × 11¹ × 1693¹ × 17¹ × 137¹
LCM(37246,37264) = 693967472