What is the Least Common Multiple of 37696 and 37716?

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 37696 and 37716 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37696 and 37716, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37696,37716) = 4
LCM(37696,37716) = ( 37696 × 37716) / 4
LCM(37696,37716) = 1421742336 / 4
LCM(37696,37716) = 355435584

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37696 and 37716 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37696 and 37716. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37696 and 37716.

Prime Factorization of 37696

Prime Factorization of 37716

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37696 and 37716.

LCM(37696,37716) = 2⁶ × 19¹ × 31¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 449¹
LCM(37696,37716) = 355435584