What is the Least Common Multiple of 37918 and 37924?

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 37918 and 37924 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37918 and 37924, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37918,37924) = 2
LCM(37918,37924) = ( 37918 × 37924) / 2
LCM(37918,37924) = 1438002232 / 2
LCM(37918,37924) = 719001116

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37918 and 37924 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37918 and 37924. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37918 and 37924.

Prime Factorization of 37918

Prime Factorization of 37924

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37918 and 37924.

LCM(37918,37924) = 2² × 18959¹ × 19¹ × 499¹
LCM(37918,37924) = 719001116