What is the Least Common Multiple of 37342 and 37360?

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 37342 and 37360 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37342 and 37360, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37342,37360) = 2
LCM(37342,37360) = ( 37342 × 37360) / 2
LCM(37342,37360) = 1395097120 / 2
LCM(37342,37360) = 697548560

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37342 and 37360 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37342 and 37360. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37342 and 37360.

Prime Factorization of 37342

Prime Factorization of 37360

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37342 and 37360.

LCM(37342,37360) = 2⁴ × 18671¹ × 5¹ × 467¹
LCM(37342,37360) = 697548560