What is the Least Common Multiple of 36185 and 36198?

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 36198 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 36198, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36185,36198) = 1
LCM(36185,36198) = ( 36185 × 36198) / 1
LCM(36185,36198) = 1309824630 / 1
LCM(36185,36198) = 1309824630

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36185 and 36198 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36185 and 36198. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36185 and 36198.

Prime Factorization of 36185

Prime Factorization of 36198

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36185 and 36198.

LCM(36185,36198) = 5¹ × 7237¹ × 2¹ × 3² × 2011¹
LCM(36185,36198) = 1309824630