What is the Least Common Multiple of 37474 and 37494?

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 37474 and 37494 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37474 and 37494, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37474,37494) = 2
LCM(37474,37494) = ( 37474 × 37494) / 2
LCM(37474,37494) = 1405050156 / 2
LCM(37474,37494) = 702525078

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37474 and 37494 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37474 and 37494. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37474 and 37494.

Prime Factorization of 37474

Prime Factorization of 37494

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37474 and 37494.

LCM(37474,37494) = 2¹ × 41¹ × 457¹ × 3² × 2083¹
LCM(37474,37494) = 702525078