What is the Least Common Multiple of 36778 and 36794?

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 36778 and 36794 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36778 and 36794, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36778,36794) = 2
LCM(36778,36794) = ( 36778 × 36794) / 2
LCM(36778,36794) = 1353209732 / 2
LCM(36778,36794) = 676604866

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36778 and 36794 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36778 and 36794. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36778 and 36794.

Prime Factorization of 36778

Prime Factorization of 36794

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36778 and 36794.

LCM(36778,36794) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 37¹ × 71¹ × 18397¹
LCM(36778,36794) = 676604866