What is the Least Common Multiple of 36980 and 36986?

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 36980 and 36986 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36980 and 36986, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36980,36986) = 2
LCM(36980,36986) = ( 36980 × 36986) / 2
LCM(36980,36986) = 1367742280 / 2
LCM(36980,36986) = 683871140

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36980 and 36986 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36980 and 36986. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36980 and 36986.

Prime Factorization of 36980

Prime Factorization of 36986

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36980 and 36986.

LCM(36980,36986) = 2² × 5¹ × 43² × 18493¹
LCM(36980,36986) = 683871140