What is the Least Common Multiple of 37779 and 37786?

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 37779 and 37786 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37779 and 37786, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37779,37786) = 7
LCM(37779,37786) = ( 37779 × 37786) / 7
LCM(37779,37786) = 1427517294 / 7
LCM(37779,37786) = 203931042

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37779 and 37786 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37779 and 37786. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37779 and 37786.

Prime Factorization of 37779

Prime Factorization of 37786

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37779 and 37786.

LCM(37779,37786) = 3¹ × 7² × 257¹ × 2¹ × 2699¹
LCM(37779,37786) = 203931042