What is the Least Common Multiple of 37640 and 37652?

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 37640 and 37652 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37640 and 37652, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37640,37652) = 4
LCM(37640,37652) = ( 37640 × 37652) / 4
LCM(37640,37652) = 1417221280 / 4
LCM(37640,37652) = 354305320

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37640 and 37652 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37640 and 37652. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37640 and 37652.

Prime Factorization of 37640

Prime Factorization of 37652

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37640 and 37652.

LCM(37640,37652) = 2³ × 5¹ × 941¹ × 9413¹
LCM(37640,37652) = 354305320