What is the Least Common Multiple of 37736 and 37746?

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 37736 and 37746 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37736 and 37746, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37736,37746) = 2
LCM(37736,37746) = ( 37736 × 37746) / 2
LCM(37736,37746) = 1424383056 / 2
LCM(37736,37746) = 712191528

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37736 and 37746 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37736 and 37746. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37736 and 37746.

Prime Factorization of 37736

Prime Factorization of 37746

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37736 and 37746.

LCM(37736,37746) = 2³ × 53¹ × 89¹ × 3⁴ × 233¹
LCM(37736,37746) = 712191528