What is the Least Common Multiple of 36990 and 37002?

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 36990 and 37002 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36990 and 37002, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36990,37002) = 6
LCM(36990,37002) = ( 36990 × 37002) / 6
LCM(36990,37002) = 1368703980 / 6
LCM(36990,37002) = 228117330

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36990 and 37002 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36990 and 37002. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36990 and 37002.

Prime Factorization of 36990

Prime Factorization of 37002

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36990 and 37002.

LCM(36990,37002) = 2¹ × 3³ × 5¹ × 137¹ × 7¹ × 881¹
LCM(36990,37002) = 228117330