What is the Least Common Multiple of 37340 and 37358?

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 37340 and 37358 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37340 and 37358, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37340,37358) = 2
LCM(37340,37358) = ( 37340 × 37358) / 2
LCM(37340,37358) = 1394947720 / 2
LCM(37340,37358) = 697473860

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37340 and 37358 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37340 and 37358. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37340 and 37358.

Prime Factorization of 37340

Prime Factorization of 37358

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37340 and 37358.

LCM(37340,37358) = 2² × 5¹ × 1867¹ × 18679¹
LCM(37340,37358) = 697473860