What is the Least Common Multiple of 37518 and 37534?

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 37518 and 37534 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37518 and 37534, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37518,37534) = 2
LCM(37518,37534) = ( 37518 × 37534) / 2
LCM(37518,37534) = 1408200612 / 2
LCM(37518,37534) = 704100306

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37518 and 37534 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37518 and 37534. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37518 and 37534.

Prime Factorization of 37518

Prime Factorization of 37534

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37518 and 37534.

LCM(37518,37534) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13² × 37¹ × 7² × 383¹
LCM(37518,37534) = 704100306