What is the Least Common Multiple of 36902 and 36918?

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 36902 and 36918 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36902 and 36918, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36902,36918) = 2
LCM(36902,36918) = ( 36902 × 36918) / 2
LCM(36902,36918) = 1362348036 / 2
LCM(36902,36918) = 681174018

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36902 and 36918 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36902 and 36918. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36902 and 36918.

Prime Factorization of 36902

Prime Factorization of 36918

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36902 and 36918.

LCM(36902,36918) = 2¹ × 18451¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 293¹
LCM(36902,36918) = 681174018