What is the Least Common Multiple of 37673 and 37678?

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 37673 and 37678 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37673 and 37678, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37673,37678) = 1
LCM(37673,37678) = ( 37673 × 37678) / 1
LCM(37673,37678) = 1419443294 / 1
LCM(37673,37678) = 1419443294

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37673 and 37678 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37673 and 37678. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37673 and 37678.

Prime Factorization of 37673

Prime Factorization of 37678

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37673 and 37678.

LCM(37673,37678) = 101¹ × 373¹ × 2¹ × 18839¹
LCM(37673,37678) = 1419443294