What is the Least Common Multiple of 37522 and 37528?

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 37522 and 37528 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37522 and 37528, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37522,37528) = 2
LCM(37522,37528) = ( 37522 × 37528) / 2
LCM(37522,37528) = 1408125616 / 2
LCM(37522,37528) = 704062808

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37522 and 37528 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37522 and 37528. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37522 and 37528.

Prime Factorization of 37522

Prime Factorization of 37528

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37522 and 37528.

LCM(37522,37528) = 2³ × 73¹ × 257¹ × 4691¹
LCM(37522,37528) = 704062808