What is the Least Common Multiple of 36985 and 36989?

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 36985 and 36989 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36985 and 36989, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36985,36989) = 1
LCM(36985,36989) = ( 36985 × 36989) / 1
LCM(36985,36989) = 1368038165 / 1
LCM(36985,36989) = 1368038165

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36985 and 36989 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36985 and 36989. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36985 and 36989.

Prime Factorization of 36985

Prime Factorization of 36989

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36985 and 36989.

LCM(36985,36989) = 5¹ × 13¹ × 569¹ × 47¹ × 787¹
LCM(36985,36989) = 1368038165