What is the Least Common Multiple of 36954 and 36958?

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 36954 and 36958 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36954 and 36958, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36954,36958) = 2
LCM(36954,36958) = ( 36954 × 36958) / 2
LCM(36954,36958) = 1365745932 / 2
LCM(36954,36958) = 682872966

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36954 and 36958 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36954 and 36958. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36954 and 36958.

Prime Factorization of 36954

Prime Factorization of 36958

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36954 and 36958.

LCM(36954,36958) = 2¹ × 3² × 2053¹ × 17¹ × 1087¹
LCM(36954,36958) = 682872966