What is the Least Common Multiple of 36939 and 36951?

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 36939 and 36951 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36939 and 36951, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36939,36951) = 3
LCM(36939,36951) = ( 36939 × 36951) / 3
LCM(36939,36951) = 1364932989 / 3
LCM(36939,36951) = 454977663

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36939 and 36951 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36939 and 36951. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36939 and 36951.

Prime Factorization of 36939

Prime Factorization of 36951

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36939 and 36951.

LCM(36939,36951) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 1759¹ × 109¹ × 113¹
LCM(36939,36951) = 454977663