What is the Least Common Multiple of 36964 and 36980?

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 36964 and 36980 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36964 and 36980, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36964,36980) = 4
LCM(36964,36980) = ( 36964 × 36980) / 4
LCM(36964,36980) = 1366928720 / 4
LCM(36964,36980) = 341732180

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36964 and 36980 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36964 and 36980. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36964 and 36980.

Prime Factorization of 36964

Prime Factorization of 36980

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36964 and 36980.

LCM(36964,36980) = 2² × 9241¹ × 5¹ × 43²
LCM(36964,36980) = 341732180