What is the Least Common Multiple of 36940 and 36944?

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 36940 and 36944 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36940 and 36944, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36940,36944) = 4
LCM(36940,36944) = ( 36940 × 36944) / 4
LCM(36940,36944) = 1364711360 / 4
LCM(36940,36944) = 341177840

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36940 and 36944 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36940 and 36944. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36940 and 36944.

Prime Factorization of 36940

Prime Factorization of 36944

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36940 and 36944.

LCM(36940,36944) = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 1847¹ × 2309¹
LCM(36940,36944) = 341177840