What is the Least Common Multiple of 37648 and 37658?

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 37648 and 37658 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37648 and 37658, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37648,37658) = 2
LCM(37648,37658) = ( 37648 × 37658) / 2
LCM(37648,37658) = 1417748384 / 2
LCM(37648,37658) = 708874192

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37648 and 37658 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37648 and 37658. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37648 and 37658.

Prime Factorization of 37648

Prime Factorization of 37658

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37648 and 37658.

LCM(37648,37658) = 2⁴ × 13¹ × 181¹ × 19¹ × 991¹
LCM(37648,37658) = 708874192