What is the Least Common Multiple of 37732 and 37736?

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 37732 and 37736 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37732 and 37736, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37732,37736) = 4
LCM(37732,37736) = ( 37732 × 37736) / 4
LCM(37732,37736) = 1423854752 / 4
LCM(37732,37736) = 355963688

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37732 and 37736 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37732 and 37736. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37732 and 37736.

Prime Factorization of 37732

Prime Factorization of 37736

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37732 and 37736.

LCM(37732,37736) = 2³ × 9433¹ × 53¹ × 89¹
LCM(37732,37736) = 355963688