What is the Least Common Multiple of 36898 and 36917?

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 36898 and 36917 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36898 and 36917, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36898,36917) = 19
LCM(36898,36917) = ( 36898 × 36917) / 19
LCM(36898,36917) = 1362163466 / 19
LCM(36898,36917) = 71692814

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36898 and 36917 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36898 and 36917. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36898 and 36917.

Prime Factorization of 36898

Prime Factorization of 36917

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36898 and 36917.

LCM(36898,36917) = 2¹ × 19¹ × 971¹ × 29¹ × 67¹
LCM(36898,36917) = 71692814