What is the Least Common Multiple of 36863 and 36877?

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 36863 and 36877 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36863 and 36877, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36863,36877) = 1
LCM(36863,36877) = ( 36863 × 36877) / 1
LCM(36863,36877) = 1359396851 / 1
LCM(36863,36877) = 1359396851

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36863 and 36877 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36863 and 36877. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36863 and 36877.

Prime Factorization of 36863

Prime Factorization of 36877

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36863 and 36877.

LCM(36863,36877) = 191¹ × 193¹ × 36877¹
LCM(36863,36877) = 1359396851