What is the Least Common Multiple of 36874 and 36880?

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 36874 and 36880 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36874 and 36880, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36874,36880) = 2
LCM(36874,36880) = ( 36874 × 36880) / 2
LCM(36874,36880) = 1359913120 / 2
LCM(36874,36880) = 679956560

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36874 and 36880 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36874 and 36880. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36874 and 36880.

Prime Factorization of 36874

Prime Factorization of 36880

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36874 and 36880.

LCM(36874,36880) = 2⁴ × 103¹ × 179¹ × 5¹ × 461¹
LCM(36874,36880) = 679956560