What is the Least Common Multiple of 36172 and 36178?

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 36172 and 36178 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36172 and 36178, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36172,36178) = 2
LCM(36172,36178) = ( 36172 × 36178) / 2
LCM(36172,36178) = 1308630616 / 2
LCM(36172,36178) = 654315308

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36172 and 36178 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36172 and 36178. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36172 and 36178.

Prime Factorization of 36172

Prime Factorization of 36178

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36172 and 36178.

LCM(36172,36178) = 2² × 9043¹ × 18089¹
LCM(36172,36178) = 654315308