What is the Least Common Multiple of 37396 and 37404?

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 37396 and 37404 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37396 and 37404, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37396,37404) = 4
LCM(37396,37404) = ( 37396 × 37404) / 4
LCM(37396,37404) = 1398759984 / 4
LCM(37396,37404) = 349689996

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37396 and 37404 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37396 and 37404. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37396 and 37404.

Prime Factorization of 37396

Prime Factorization of 37404

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37396 and 37404.

LCM(37396,37404) = 2² × 9349¹ × 3² × 1039¹
LCM(37396,37404) = 349689996