What is the Least Common Multiple of 36186 and 36200?

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 36186 and 36200 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36186 and 36200, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36186,36200) = 2
LCM(36186,36200) = ( 36186 × 36200) / 2
LCM(36186,36200) = 1309933200 / 2
LCM(36186,36200) = 654966600

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36186 and 36200 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36186 and 36200. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36186 and 36200.

Prime Factorization of 36186

Prime Factorization of 36200

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36186 and 36200.

LCM(36186,36200) = 2³ × 3¹ × 37¹ × 163¹ × 5² × 181¹
LCM(36186,36200) = 654966600