What is the Least Common Multiple of 37786 and 37804?

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 37786 and 37804 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37786 and 37804, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37786,37804) = 2
LCM(37786,37804) = ( 37786 × 37804) / 2
LCM(37786,37804) = 1428461944 / 2
LCM(37786,37804) = 714230972

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37786 and 37804 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37786 and 37804. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37786 and 37804.

Prime Factorization of 37786

Prime Factorization of 37804

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37786 and 37804.

LCM(37786,37804) = 2² × 7¹ × 2699¹ × 13¹ × 727¹
LCM(37786,37804) = 714230972