What is the Least Common Multiple of 36942 and 36950?

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 36942 and 36950 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36942 and 36950, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36942,36950) = 2
LCM(36942,36950) = ( 36942 × 36950) / 2
LCM(36942,36950) = 1365006900 / 2
LCM(36942,36950) = 682503450

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36942 and 36950 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36942 and 36950. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36942 and 36950.

Prime Factorization of 36942

Prime Factorization of 36950

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36942 and 36950.

LCM(36942,36950) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 47¹ × 131¹ × 5² × 739¹
LCM(36942,36950) = 682503450