What is the Least Common Multiple of 36930 and 36934?

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 36930 and 36934 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36930 and 36934, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36930,36934) = 2
LCM(36930,36934) = ( 36930 × 36934) / 2
LCM(36930,36934) = 1363972620 / 2
LCM(36930,36934) = 681986310

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36930 and 36934 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36930 and 36934. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36930 and 36934.

Prime Factorization of 36930

Prime Factorization of 36934

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36930 and 36934.

LCM(36930,36934) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 1231¹ × 59¹ × 313¹
LCM(36930,36934) = 681986310