What is the Least Common Multiple of 36147 and 36154?

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 36147 and 36154 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36147 and 36154, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36147,36154) = 1
LCM(36147,36154) = ( 36147 × 36154) / 1
LCM(36147,36154) = 1306858638 / 1
LCM(36147,36154) = 1306858638

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36147 and 36154 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36147 and 36154. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36147 and 36154.

Prime Factorization of 36147

Prime Factorization of 36154

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36147 and 36154.

LCM(36147,36154) = 3¹ × 12049¹ × 2¹ × 18077¹
LCM(36147,36154) = 1306858638