What is the Least Common Multiple of 36895 and 36915?

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 36915 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 36915, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36895,36915) = 5
LCM(36895,36915) = ( 36895 × 36915) / 5
LCM(36895,36915) = 1361978925 / 5
LCM(36895,36915) = 272395785

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36895 and 36915 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36895 and 36915. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36895 and 36915.

Prime Factorization of 36895

Prime Factorization of 36915

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36895 and 36915.

LCM(36895,36915) = 5¹ × 47¹ × 157¹ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 107¹
LCM(36895,36915) = 272395785