What is the Least Common Multiple of 36339 and 36344?

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 36339 and 36344 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36339 and 36344, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36339,36344) = 1
LCM(36339,36344) = ( 36339 × 36344) / 1
LCM(36339,36344) = 1320704616 / 1
LCM(36339,36344) = 1320704616

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36339 and 36344 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36339 and 36344. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36339 and 36344.

Prime Factorization of 36339

Prime Factorization of 36344

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36339 and 36344.

LCM(36339,36344) = 3¹ × 12113¹ × 2³ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 59¹
LCM(36339,36344) = 1320704616