What is the Least Common Multiple of 37462 and 37478?

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 37462 and 37478 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37462 and 37478, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37462,37478) = 2
LCM(37462,37478) = ( 37462 × 37478) / 2
LCM(37462,37478) = 1404000836 / 2
LCM(37462,37478) = 702000418

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37462 and 37478 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37462 and 37478. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37462 and 37478.

Prime Factorization of 37462

Prime Factorization of 37478

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37462 and 37478.

LCM(37462,37478) = 2¹ × 18731¹ × 7¹ × 2677¹
LCM(37462,37478) = 702000418