What is the Least Common Multiple of 36950 and 36957?

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 36957 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 36957, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36950,36957) = 1
LCM(36950,36957) = ( 36950 × 36957) / 1
LCM(36950,36957) = 1365561150 / 1
LCM(36950,36957) = 1365561150

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36950 and 36957 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36950 and 36957. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36950 and 36957.

Prime Factorization of 36950

Prime Factorization of 36957

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36950 and 36957.

LCM(36950,36957) = 2¹ × 5² × 739¹ × 3¹ × 97¹ × 127¹
LCM(36950,36957) = 1365561150