What is the Least Common Multiple of 36968 and 36977?

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 36968 and 36977 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36968 and 36977, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36968,36977) = 1
LCM(36968,36977) = ( 36968 × 36977) / 1
LCM(36968,36977) = 1366965736 / 1
LCM(36968,36977) = 1366965736

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36968 and 36977 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36968 and 36977. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36968 and 36977.

Prime Factorization of 36968

Prime Factorization of 36977

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36968 and 36977.

LCM(36968,36977) = 2³ × 4621¹ × 103¹ × 359¹
LCM(36968,36977) = 1366965736