What is the Least Common Multiple of 37846 and 37861?

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 37861 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 37861, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37846,37861) = 1
LCM(37846,37861) = ( 37846 × 37861) / 1
LCM(37846,37861) = 1432887406 / 1
LCM(37846,37861) = 1432887406

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37846 and 37861 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37846 and 37861. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37846 and 37861.

Prime Factorization of 37846

Prime Factorization of 37861

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37846 and 37861.

LCM(37846,37861) = 2¹ × 127¹ × 149¹ × 37861¹
LCM(37846,37861) = 1432887406