What is the Least Common Multiple of 37697 and 37702?

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 37697 and 37702 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37697 and 37702, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37697,37702) = 1
LCM(37697,37702) = ( 37697 × 37702) / 1
LCM(37697,37702) = 1421252294 / 1
LCM(37697,37702) = 1421252294

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37697 and 37702 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37697 and 37702. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37697 and 37702.

Prime Factorization of 37697

Prime Factorization of 37702

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37697 and 37702.

LCM(37697,37702) = 11¹ × 23¹ × 149¹ × 2¹ × 7¹ × 2693¹
LCM(37697,37702) = 1421252294