What is the Least Common Multiple of 37681 and 37688?

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 37681 and 37688 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37681 and 37688, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37681,37688) = 7
LCM(37681,37688) = ( 37681 × 37688) / 7
LCM(37681,37688) = 1420121528 / 7
LCM(37681,37688) = 202874504

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37681 and 37688 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37681 and 37688. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37681 and 37688.

Prime Factorization of 37681

Prime Factorization of 37688

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37681 and 37688.

LCM(37681,37688) = 7² × 769¹ × 2³ × 673¹
LCM(37681,37688) = 202874504