What is the Least Common Multiple of 37594 and 37602?

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 37594 and 37602 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37594 and 37602, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37594,37602) = 2
LCM(37594,37602) = ( 37594 × 37602) / 2
LCM(37594,37602) = 1413609588 / 2
LCM(37594,37602) = 706804794

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37594 and 37602 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37594 and 37602. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37594 and 37602.

Prime Factorization of 37594

Prime Factorization of 37602

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37594 and 37602.

LCM(37594,37602) = 2¹ × 18797¹ × 3² × 2089¹
LCM(37594,37602) = 706804794