LCM for 18 and 37
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What's the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18 and 37?
Answer
LCM of 18 and 37 is
666
First common multiples: 666; 1,332; 1,998; …
666 is divisible by both: 666 ÷ 18 = 37, 666 ÷ 37 = 18 — and 37 and 18 share no factor but 1, so no smaller number is. As a common denominator: multiply the top and bottom of x/18 by 37 and of y/37 by 18.
18 and 37 are coprime (GCF = 1), so their LCM is simply the product: 18 × 37 = 666.
18 = 2 × 32
37 — prime
| Prime | 18 | 37 | Highest power |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
| 3 | 32 | — | 32 |
| 37 | — | 37 | 37 |
— = power 0: the prime is not a factor of this number; the LCM takes it from the number that has it.
LCM = 2 × 32 × 37 = 666
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