What is the Least Common Multiple of 36868 and 36881?

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 36868 and 36881 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36868 and 36881, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36868,36881) = 13
LCM(36868,36881) = ( 36868 × 36881) / 13
LCM(36868,36881) = 1359728708 / 13
LCM(36868,36881) = 104594516

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36868 and 36881 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36868 and 36881. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36868 and 36881.

Prime Factorization of 36868

Prime Factorization of 36881

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36868 and 36881.

LCM(36868,36881) = 2² × 13¹ × 709¹ × 2837¹
LCM(36868,36881) = 104594516