What is the Least Common Multiple of 37862 and 37874?

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 37862 and 37874 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37862 and 37874, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37862,37874) = 2
LCM(37862,37874) = ( 37862 × 37874) / 2
LCM(37862,37874) = 1433985388 / 2
LCM(37862,37874) = 716992694

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37862 and 37874 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37862 and 37874. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37862 and 37874.

Prime Factorization of 37862

Prime Factorization of 37874

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37862 and 37874.

LCM(37862,37874) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 1721¹ × 29¹ × 653¹
LCM(37862,37874) = 716992694