What is the Least Common Multiple of 37687 and 37696?

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 37687 and 37696 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37687 and 37696, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37687,37696) = 1
LCM(37687,37696) = ( 37687 × 37696) / 1
LCM(37687,37696) = 1420649152 / 1
LCM(37687,37696) = 1420649152

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37687 and 37696 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37687 and 37696. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37687 and 37696.

Prime Factorization of 37687

Prime Factorization of 37696

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37687 and 37696.

LCM(37687,37696) = 13² × 223¹ × 2⁶ × 19¹ × 31¹
LCM(37687,37696) = 1420649152