What is the Least Common Multiple of 36995 and 37010?

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 36995 and 37010 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36995 and 37010, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36995,37010) = 5
LCM(36995,37010) = ( 36995 × 37010) / 5
LCM(36995,37010) = 1369184950 / 5
LCM(36995,37010) = 273836990

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36995 and 37010 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36995 and 37010. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36995 and 37010.

Prime Factorization of 36995

Prime Factorization of 37010

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36995 and 37010.

LCM(36995,37010) = 5¹ × 7² × 151¹ × 2¹ × 3701¹
LCM(36995,37010) = 273836990