What is the Least Common Multiple of 36742 and 36746?

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 36742 and 36746 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36742 and 36746, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36742,36746) = 2
LCM(36742,36746) = ( 36742 × 36746) / 2
LCM(36742,36746) = 1350121532 / 2
LCM(36742,36746) = 675060766

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36742 and 36746 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36742 and 36746. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36742 and 36746.

Prime Factorization of 36742

Prime Factorization of 36746

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36742 and 36746.

LCM(36742,36746) = 2¹ × 18371¹ × 19¹ × 967¹
LCM(36742,36746) = 675060766