What is the Least Common Multiple of 37546 and 37558?

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 37546 and 37558 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37546 and 37558, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37546,37558) = 2
LCM(37546,37558) = ( 37546 × 37558) / 2
LCM(37546,37558) = 1410152668 / 2
LCM(37546,37558) = 705076334

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37546 and 37558 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37546 and 37558. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37546 and 37558.

Prime Factorization of 37546

Prime Factorization of 37558

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37546 and 37558.

LCM(37546,37558) = 2¹ × 18773¹ × 89¹ × 211¹
LCM(37546,37558) = 705076334