What is the Least Common Multiple of 36941 and 36947?

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 36941 and 36947 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36941 and 36947, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36941,36947) = 1
LCM(36941,36947) = ( 36941 × 36947) / 1
LCM(36941,36947) = 1364859127 / 1
LCM(36941,36947) = 1364859127

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36941 and 36947 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36941 and 36947. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36941 and 36947.

Prime Factorization of 36941

Prime Factorization of 36947

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36941 and 36947.

LCM(36941,36947) = 17¹ × 41¹ × 53¹ × 36947¹
LCM(36941,36947) = 1364859127