What is the Least Common Multiple of 36875 and 36891?

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 36875 and 36891 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36875 and 36891, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36875,36891) = 1
LCM(36875,36891) = ( 36875 × 36891) / 1
LCM(36875,36891) = 1360355625 / 1
LCM(36875,36891) = 1360355625

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36875 and 36891 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36875 and 36891. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36875 and 36891.

Prime Factorization of 36875

Prime Factorization of 36891

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36875 and 36891.

LCM(36875,36891) = 5⁴ × 59¹ × 3² × 4099¹
LCM(36875,36891) = 1360355625