What is the Least Common Multiple of 36950 and 36955?

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 36950 and 36955 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36950 and 36955, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36950,36955) = 5
LCM(36950,36955) = ( 36950 × 36955) / 5
LCM(36950,36955) = 1365487250 / 5
LCM(36950,36955) = 273097450

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36950 and 36955 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36950 and 36955. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36950 and 36955.

Prime Factorization of 36950

Prime Factorization of 36955

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36950 and 36955.

LCM(36950,36955) = 2¹ × 5² × 739¹ × 19¹ × 389¹
LCM(36950,36955) = 273097450