What is the Least Common Multiple of 36880 and 36895?

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 36880 and 36895 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36880 and 36895, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36880,36895) = 5
LCM(36880,36895) = ( 36880 × 36895) / 5
LCM(36880,36895) = 1360687600 / 5
LCM(36880,36895) = 272137520

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36880 and 36895 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36880 and 36895. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36880 and 36895.

Prime Factorization of 36880

Prime Factorization of 36895

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36880 and 36895.

LCM(36880,36895) = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 461¹ × 47¹ × 157¹
LCM(36880,36895) = 272137520