What is the Least Common Multiple of 36921 and 36927?

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 36921 and 36927 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36921 and 36927, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36921,36927) = 3
LCM(36921,36927) = ( 36921 × 36927) / 3
LCM(36921,36927) = 1363381767 / 3
LCM(36921,36927) = 454460589

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36921 and 36927 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36921 and 36927. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36921 and 36927.

Prime Factorization of 36921

Prime Factorization of 36927

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36921 and 36927.

LCM(36921,36927) = 3² × 31¹ × 397¹ × 11¹ × 373¹
LCM(36921,36927) = 454460589