What is the Least Common Multiple of 37472 and 37476?

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 37472 and 37476 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37472 and 37476, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37472,37476) = 4
LCM(37472,37476) = ( 37472 × 37476) / 4
LCM(37472,37476) = 1404300672 / 4
LCM(37472,37476) = 351075168

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37472 and 37476 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37472 and 37476. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37472 and 37476.

Prime Factorization of 37472

Prime Factorization of 37476

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37472 and 37476.

LCM(37472,37476) = 2⁵ × 1171¹ × 3³ × 347¹
LCM(37472,37476) = 351075168