What is the Least Common Multiple of 37934 and 37938?

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 37934 and 37938 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 37934 and 37938, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(37934,37938) = 2
LCM(37934,37938) = ( 37934 × 37938) / 2
LCM(37934,37938) = 1439140092 / 2
LCM(37934,37938) = 719570046

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 37934 and 37938 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 37934 and 37938. First we will calculate the prime factors of 37934 and 37938.

Prime Factorization of 37934

Prime Factorization of 37938

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 37934 and 37938.

LCM(37934,37938) = 2¹ × 13¹ × 1459¹ × 3¹ × 6323¹
LCM(37934,37938) = 719570046