What is the Least Common Multiple of 37784 and 37796?

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 37784 and 37796 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37784 and 37796, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37784,37796) = 4
LCM(37784,37796) = ( 37784 × 37796) / 4
LCM(37784,37796) = 1428084064 / 4
LCM(37784,37796) = 357021016

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37784 and 37796 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37784 and 37796. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37784 and 37796.

Prime Factorization of 37784

Prime Factorization of 37796

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37784 and 37796.

LCM(37784,37796) = 2³ × 4723¹ × 11¹ × 859¹
LCM(37784,37796) = 357021016