What is the Least Common Multiple of 36989 and 36995?

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 36989 and 36995 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36989 and 36995, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36989,36995) = 1
LCM(36989,36995) = ( 36989 × 36995) / 1
LCM(36989,36995) = 1368408055 / 1
LCM(36989,36995) = 1368408055

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36989 and 36995 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36989 and 36995. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36989 and 36995.

Prime Factorization of 36989

Prime Factorization of 36995

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36989 and 36995.

LCM(36989,36995) = 47¹ × 787¹ × 5¹ × 7² × 151¹
LCM(36989,36995) = 1368408055