What is the Least Common Multiple of 36166 and 36184?

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 36166 and 36184 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36166 and 36184, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36166,36184) = 2
LCM(36166,36184) = ( 36166 × 36184) / 2
LCM(36166,36184) = 1308630544 / 2
LCM(36166,36184) = 654315272

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36166 and 36184 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36166 and 36184. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36166 and 36184.

Prime Factorization of 36166

Prime Factorization of 36184

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36166 and 36184.

LCM(36166,36184) = 2³ × 13² × 107¹ × 4523¹
LCM(36166,36184) = 654315272