What is the Least Common Multiple of 36741 and 36761?

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 36741 and 36761 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36741 and 36761, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36741,36761) = 1
LCM(36741,36761) = ( 36741 × 36761) / 1
LCM(36741,36761) = 1350635901 / 1
LCM(36741,36761) = 1350635901

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36741 and 36761 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36741 and 36761. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36741 and 36761.

Prime Factorization of 36741

Prime Factorization of 36761

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36741 and 36761.

LCM(36741,36761) = 3¹ × 37¹ × 331¹ × 36761¹
LCM(36741,36761) = 1350635901