What is the Least Common Multiple of 36887 and 36894?

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 36887 and 36894 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36887 and 36894, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36887,36894) = 1
LCM(36887,36894) = ( 36887 × 36894) / 1
LCM(36887,36894) = 1360908978 / 1
LCM(36887,36894) = 1360908978

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36887 and 36894 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36887 and 36894. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36887 and 36894.

Prime Factorization of 36887

Prime Factorization of 36894

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36887 and 36894.

LCM(36887,36894) = 36887¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 43¹
LCM(36887,36894) = 1360908978