What is the Least Common Multiple of 37688 and 37708?

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 37688 and 37708 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37688 and 37708, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37688,37708) = 4
LCM(37688,37708) = ( 37688 × 37708) / 4
LCM(37688,37708) = 1421139104 / 4
LCM(37688,37708) = 355284776

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37688 and 37708 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37688 and 37708. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37688 and 37708.

Prime Factorization of 37688

Prime Factorization of 37708

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37688 and 37708.

LCM(37688,37708) = 2³ × 7¹ × 673¹ × 11¹ × 857¹
LCM(37688,37708) = 355284776