What is the Least Common Multiple of 37412 and 37418?

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 37412 and 37418 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37412 and 37418, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37412,37418) = 2
LCM(37412,37418) = ( 37412 × 37418) / 2
LCM(37412,37418) = 1399882216 / 2
LCM(37412,37418) = 699941108

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37412 and 37418 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37412 and 37418. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37412 and 37418.

Prime Factorization of 37412

Prime Factorization of 37418

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37412 and 37418.

LCM(37412,37418) = 2² × 47¹ × 199¹ × 53¹ × 353¹
LCM(37412,37418) = 699941108