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What is the Least Common Multiple of 37842 and 37850?

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 (LCM) of 37842 and 37850 is 716159850.

LCM(37842,37850) = 716159850

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Least Common Multiple of 37842 and 37850 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37842 and 37850, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37842,37850) = 2
LCM(37842,37850) = ( 37842 × 37850) / 2
LCM(37842,37850) = 1432319700 / 2
LCM(37842,37850) = 716159850

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37842 and 37850 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37842 and 37850. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37842 and 37850.

Prime Factorization of 37842

Prime factors of 37842 are 2, 3, 7, 17, 53. Prime factorization of 37842 in exponential form is:

37842 = 21 × 31 × 71 × 171 × 531

Prime Factorization of 37850

Prime factors of 37850 are 2, 5, 757. Prime factorization of 37850 in exponential form is:

37850 = 21 × 52 × 7571

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37842 and 37850.

LCM(37842,37850) = 21 × 31 × 71 × 171 × 531 × 52 × 7571
LCM(37842,37850) = 716159850