What is the Least Common Multiple of 37904 and 37911?

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 37904 and 37911 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37904 and 37911, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37904,37911) = 1
LCM(37904,37911) = ( 37904 × 37911) / 1
LCM(37904,37911) = 1436978544 / 1
LCM(37904,37911) = 1436978544

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37904 and 37911 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37904 and 37911. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37904 and 37911.

Prime Factorization of 37904

Prime Factorization of 37911

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37904 and 37911.

LCM(37904,37911) = 2⁴ × 23¹ × 103¹ × 3¹ × 12637¹
LCM(37904,37911) = 1436978544