What is the Least Common Multiple of 37798 and 37816?

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 37798 and 37816 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37798 and 37816, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37798,37816) = 2
LCM(37798,37816) = ( 37798 × 37816) / 2
LCM(37798,37816) = 1429369168 / 2
LCM(37798,37816) = 714684584

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37798 and 37816 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37798 and 37816. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37798 and 37816.

Prime Factorization of 37798

Prime Factorization of 37816

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37798 and 37816.

LCM(37798,37816) = 2³ × 18899¹ × 29¹ × 163¹
LCM(37798,37816) = 714684584