What is the Least Common Multiple of 37858 and 37862?

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 37858 and 37862 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37858 and 37862, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37858,37862) = 2
LCM(37858,37862) = ( 37858 × 37862) / 2
LCM(37858,37862) = 1433379596 / 2
LCM(37858,37862) = 716689798

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37858 and 37862 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37858 and 37862. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37858 and 37862.

Prime Factorization of 37858

Prime Factorization of 37862

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37858 and 37862.

LCM(37858,37862) = 2¹ × 23¹ × 823¹ × 11¹ × 1721¹
LCM(37858,37862) = 716689798