What is the Least Common Multiple of 37602 and 37616?

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 37602 and 37616 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37602 and 37616, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37602,37616) = 2
LCM(37602,37616) = ( 37602 × 37616) / 2
LCM(37602,37616) = 1414436832 / 2
LCM(37602,37616) = 707218416

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37602 and 37616 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37602 and 37616. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37602 and 37616.

Prime Factorization of 37602

Prime Factorization of 37616

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37602 and 37616.

LCM(37602,37616) = 2⁴ × 3² × 2089¹ × 2351¹
LCM(37602,37616) = 707218416