What is the Least Common Multiple of 36157 and 36170?

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 36157 and 36170 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36157 and 36170, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36157,36170) = 1
LCM(36157,36170) = ( 36157 × 36170) / 1
LCM(36157,36170) = 1307798690 / 1
LCM(36157,36170) = 1307798690

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36157 and 36170 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36157 and 36170. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36157 and 36170.

Prime Factorization of 36157

Prime Factorization of 36170

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36157 and 36170.

LCM(36157,36170) = 11¹ × 19¹ × 173¹ × 2¹ × 5¹ × 3617¹
LCM(36157,36170) = 1307798690