What is the Least Common Multiple of 37388 and 37396?

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 37388 and 37396 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37388 and 37396, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37388,37396) = 4
LCM(37388,37396) = ( 37388 × 37396) / 4
LCM(37388,37396) = 1398161648 / 4
LCM(37388,37396) = 349540412

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37388 and 37396 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37388 and 37396. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37388 and 37396.

Prime Factorization of 37388

Prime Factorization of 37396

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37388 and 37396.

LCM(37388,37396) = 2² × 13¹ × 719¹ × 9349¹
LCM(37388,37396) = 349540412