What is the Least Common Multiple of 36881 and 36901?

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 36881 and 36901 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36881 and 36901, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36881,36901) = 1
LCM(36881,36901) = ( 36881 × 36901) / 1
LCM(36881,36901) = 1360945781 / 1
LCM(36881,36901) = 1360945781

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36881 and 36901 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36881 and 36901. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36881 and 36901.

Prime Factorization of 36881

Prime Factorization of 36901

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36881 and 36901.

LCM(36881,36901) = 13¹ × 2837¹ × 36901¹
LCM(36881,36901) = 1360945781