What is the Least Common Multiple of 36185 and 36202?

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 36202 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 36202, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36185,36202) = 1
LCM(36185,36202) = ( 36185 × 36202) / 1
LCM(36185,36202) = 1309969370 / 1
LCM(36185,36202) = 1309969370

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36185 and 36202 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36185 and 36202. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36185 and 36202.

Prime Factorization of 36185

Prime Factorization of 36202

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36185 and 36202.

LCM(36185,36202) = 5¹ × 7237¹ × 2¹ × 23¹ × 787¹
LCM(36185,36202) = 1309969370