What is the Least Common Multiple of 36926 and 36932?

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 36926 and 36932 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36926 and 36932, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36926,36932) = 2
LCM(36926,36932) = ( 36926 × 36932) / 2
LCM(36926,36932) = 1363751032 / 2
LCM(36926,36932) = 681875516

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36926 and 36932 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36926 and 36932. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36926 and 36932.

Prime Factorization of 36926

Prime Factorization of 36932

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36926 and 36932.

LCM(36926,36932) = 2² × 37¹ × 499¹ × 7¹ × 1319¹
LCM(36926,36932) = 681875516