What is the Least Common Multiple of 37284 and 37292?

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 37284 and 37292 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37284 and 37292, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37284,37292) = 4
LCM(37284,37292) = ( 37284 × 37292) / 4
LCM(37284,37292) = 1390394928 / 4
LCM(37284,37292) = 347598732

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37284 and 37292 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37284 and 37292. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37284 and 37292.

Prime Factorization of 37284

Prime Factorization of 37292

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37284 and 37292.

LCM(37284,37292) = 2² × 3¹ × 13¹ × 239¹ × 9323¹
LCM(37284,37292) = 347598732