What is the Least Common Multiple of 36831 and 36844?

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 36831 and 36844 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36831 and 36844, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36831,36844) = 1
LCM(36831,36844) = ( 36831 × 36844) / 1
LCM(36831,36844) = 1357001364 / 1
LCM(36831,36844) = 1357001364

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36831 and 36844 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36831 and 36844. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36831 and 36844.

Prime Factorization of 36831

Prime Factorization of 36844

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36831 and 36844.

LCM(36831,36844) = 3¹ × 12277¹ × 2² × 61¹ × 151¹
LCM(36831,36844) = 1357001364