What is the Least Common Multiple of 36983 and 36990?

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 36983 and 36990 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36983 and 36990, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36983,36990) = 1
LCM(36983,36990) = ( 36983 × 36990) / 1
LCM(36983,36990) = 1368001170 / 1
LCM(36983,36990) = 1368001170

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36983 and 36990 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36983 and 36990. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36983 and 36990.

Prime Factorization of 36983

Prime Factorization of 36990

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36983 and 36990.

LCM(36983,36990) = 31¹ × 1193¹ × 2¹ × 3³ × 5¹ × 137¹
LCM(36983,36990) = 1368001170