What is the Least Common Multiple of 37426 and 37444?

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 37426 and 37444 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37426 and 37444, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37426,37444) = 2
LCM(37426,37444) = ( 37426 × 37444) / 2
LCM(37426,37444) = 1401379144 / 2
LCM(37426,37444) = 700689572

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37426 and 37444 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37426 and 37444. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37426 and 37444.

Prime Factorization of 37426

Prime Factorization of 37444

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37426 and 37444.

LCM(37426,37444) = 2² × 18713¹ × 11¹ × 23¹ × 37¹
LCM(37426,37444) = 700689572