What is the Least Common Multiple of 36987 and 37007?

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 36987 and 37007 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36987 and 37007, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36987,37007) = 1
LCM(36987,37007) = ( 36987 × 37007) / 1
LCM(36987,37007) = 1368777909 / 1
LCM(36987,37007) = 1368777909

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36987 and 37007 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36987 and 37007. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36987 and 37007.

Prime Factorization of 36987

Prime Factorization of 37007

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36987 and 37007.

LCM(36987,37007) = 3¹ × 12329¹ × 23¹ × 1609¹
LCM(36987,37007) = 1368777909