What is the Least Common Multiple of 37346 and 37364?

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 37346 and 37364 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37346 and 37364, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37346,37364) = 2
LCM(37346,37364) = ( 37346 × 37364) / 2
LCM(37346,37364) = 1395395944 / 2
LCM(37346,37364) = 697697972

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37346 and 37364 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37346 and 37364. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37346 and 37364.

Prime Factorization of 37346

Prime Factorization of 37364

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37346 and 37364.

LCM(37346,37364) = 2² × 71¹ × 263¹ × 9341¹
LCM(37346,37364) = 697697972