What is the Least Common Multiple of 37726 and 37744?

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 37726 and 37744 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37726 and 37744, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37726,37744) = 2
LCM(37726,37744) = ( 37726 × 37744) / 2
LCM(37726,37744) = 1423930144 / 2
LCM(37726,37744) = 711965072

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37726 and 37744 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37726 and 37744. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37726 and 37744.

Prime Factorization of 37726

Prime Factorization of 37744

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37726 and 37744.

LCM(37726,37744) = 2⁴ × 13¹ × 1451¹ × 7¹ × 337¹
LCM(37726,37744) = 711965072