What is the Least Common Multiple of 37846 and 37852?

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 37846 and 37852 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37846 and 37852, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37846,37852) = 2
LCM(37846,37852) = ( 37846 × 37852) / 2
LCM(37846,37852) = 1432546792 / 2
LCM(37846,37852) = 716273396

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37846 and 37852 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37846 and 37852. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37846 and 37852.

Prime Factorization of 37846

Prime Factorization of 37852

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37846 and 37852.

LCM(37846,37852) = 2² × 127¹ × 149¹ × 9463¹
LCM(37846,37852) = 716273396