What is the Least Common Multiple of 36694 and 36701?

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 36694 and 36701 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36694 and 36701, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36694,36701) = 7
LCM(36694,36701) = ( 36694 × 36701) / 7
LCM(36694,36701) = 1346706494 / 7
LCM(36694,36701) = 192386642

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36694 and 36701 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36694 and 36701. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36694 and 36701.

Prime Factorization of 36694

Prime Factorization of 36701

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36694 and 36701.

LCM(36694,36701) = 2¹ × 7³ × 2621¹ × 107¹
LCM(36694,36701) = 192386642