What is the Least Common Multiple of 37684 and 37689?

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 37684 and 37689 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37684 and 37689, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37684,37689) = 1
LCM(37684,37689) = ( 37684 × 37689) / 1
LCM(37684,37689) = 1420272276 / 1
LCM(37684,37689) = 1420272276

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37684 and 37689 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37684 and 37689. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37684 and 37689.

Prime Factorization of 37684

Prime Factorization of 37689

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37684 and 37689.

LCM(37684,37689) = 2² × 9421¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 739¹
LCM(37684,37689) = 1420272276