What is the Least Common Multiple of 37764 and 37768?

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 37764 and 37768 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37764 and 37768, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37764,37768) = 4
LCM(37764,37768) = ( 37764 × 37768) / 4
LCM(37764,37768) = 1426270752 / 4
LCM(37764,37768) = 356567688

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37764 and 37768 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37764 and 37768. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37764 and 37768.

Prime Factorization of 37764

Prime Factorization of 37768

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37764 and 37768.

LCM(37764,37768) = 2³ × 3² × 1049¹ × 4721¹
LCM(37764,37768) = 356567688