What is the Least Common Multiple of 36185 and 36190?

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 36185 and 36190 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36185 and 36190, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36185,36190) = 5
LCM(36185,36190) = ( 36185 × 36190) / 5
LCM(36185,36190) = 1309535150 / 5
LCM(36185,36190) = 261907030

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36185 and 36190 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36185 and 36190. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36185 and 36190.

Prime Factorization of 36185

Prime Factorization of 36190

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36185 and 36190.

LCM(36185,36190) = 5¹ × 7237¹ × 2¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 47¹
LCM(36185,36190) = 261907030