What is the Least Common Multiple of 37400 and 37406?

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 37400 and 37406 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37400 and 37406, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37400,37406) = 2
LCM(37400,37406) = ( 37400 × 37406) / 2
LCM(37400,37406) = 1398984400 / 2
LCM(37400,37406) = 699492200

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37400 and 37406 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37400 and 37406. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37400 and 37406.

Prime Factorization of 37400

Prime Factorization of 37406

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37400 and 37406.

LCM(37400,37406) = 2³ × 5² × 11¹ × 17¹ × 59¹ × 317¹
LCM(37400,37406) = 699492200