What is the Least Common Multiple of 36932 and 36939?

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 36932 and 36939 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36932 and 36939, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36932,36939) = 7
LCM(36932,36939) = ( 36932 × 36939) / 7
LCM(36932,36939) = 1364231148 / 7
LCM(36932,36939) = 194890164

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36932 and 36939 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36932 and 36939. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36932 and 36939.

Prime Factorization of 36932

Prime Factorization of 36939

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36932 and 36939.

LCM(36932,36939) = 2² × 7¹ × 1319¹ × 3¹ × 1759¹
LCM(36932,36939) = 194890164