What is the Least Common Multiple of 37658 and 37666?

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 37658 and 37666 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37658 and 37666, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37658,37666) = 2
LCM(37658,37666) = ( 37658 × 37666) / 2
LCM(37658,37666) = 1418426228 / 2
LCM(37658,37666) = 709213114

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37658 and 37666 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37658 and 37666. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37658 and 37666.

Prime Factorization of 37658

Prime Factorization of 37666

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37658 and 37666.

LCM(37658,37666) = 2¹ × 19¹ × 991¹ × 37¹ × 509¹
LCM(37658,37666) = 709213114