What is the Least Common Multiple of 37449 and 37462?

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 37449 and 37462 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37449 and 37462, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37449,37462) = 1
LCM(37449,37462) = ( 37449 × 37462) / 1
LCM(37449,37462) = 1402914438 / 1
LCM(37449,37462) = 1402914438

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37449 and 37462 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37449 and 37462. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37449 and 37462.

Prime Factorization of 37449

Prime Factorization of 37462

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37449 and 37462.

LCM(37449,37462) = 3³ × 19¹ × 73¹ × 2¹ × 18731¹
LCM(37449,37462) = 1402914438