What is the Least Common Multiple of 37629 and 37636?

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 37629 and 37636 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37629 and 37636, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37629,37636) = 1
LCM(37629,37636) = ( 37629 × 37636) / 1
LCM(37629,37636) = 1416205044 / 1
LCM(37629,37636) = 1416205044

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37629 and 37636 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37629 and 37636. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37629 and 37636.

Prime Factorization of 37629

Prime Factorization of 37636

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37629 and 37636.

LCM(37629,37636) = 3² × 37¹ × 113¹ × 2² × 97²
LCM(37629,37636) = 1416205044