What is the Least Common Multiple of 36946 and 36953?

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 36946 and 36953 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36946 and 36953, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36946,36953) = 7
LCM(36946,36953) = ( 36946 × 36953) / 7
LCM(36946,36953) = 1365265538 / 7
LCM(36946,36953) = 195037934

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36946 and 36953 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36946 and 36953. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36946 and 36953.

Prime Factorization of 36946

Prime Factorization of 36953

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36946 and 36953.

LCM(36946,36953) = 2¹ × 7² × 13¹ × 29¹ × 5279¹
LCM(36946,36953) = 195037934