What is the Least Common Multiple of 37836 and 37841?

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 37836 and 37841 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37836 and 37841, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37836,37841) = 1
LCM(37836,37841) = ( 37836 × 37841) / 1
LCM(37836,37841) = 1431752076 / 1
LCM(37836,37841) = 1431752076

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37836 and 37841 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37836 and 37841. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37836 and 37841.

Prime Factorization of 37836

Prime Factorization of 37841

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37836 and 37841.

LCM(37836,37841) = 2² × 3² × 1051¹ × 79¹ × 479¹
LCM(37836,37841) = 1431752076