What is the Least Common Multiple of 37266 and 37286?

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 37266 and 37286 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37266 and 37286, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37266,37286) = 2
LCM(37266,37286) = ( 37266 × 37286) / 2
LCM(37266,37286) = 1389500076 / 2
LCM(37266,37286) = 694750038

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37266 and 37286 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37266 and 37286. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37266 and 37286.

Prime Factorization of 37266

Prime Factorization of 37286

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37266 and 37286.

LCM(37266,37286) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 6211¹ × 103¹ × 181¹
LCM(37266,37286) = 694750038