What is the Least Common Multiple of 36895 and 36902?

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 36895 and 36902 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36895 and 36902, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36895,36902) = 1
LCM(36895,36902) = ( 36895 × 36902) / 1
LCM(36895,36902) = 1361499290 / 1
LCM(36895,36902) = 1361499290

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36895 and 36902 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36895 and 36902. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36895 and 36902.

Prime Factorization of 36895

Prime Factorization of 36902

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36895 and 36902.

LCM(36895,36902) = 5¹ × 47¹ × 157¹ × 2¹ × 18451¹
LCM(36895,36902) = 1361499290