What is the Least Common Multiple of 36340 and 36347?

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 36340 and 36347 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36340 and 36347, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36340,36347) = 1
LCM(36340,36347) = ( 36340 × 36347) / 1
LCM(36340,36347) = 1320849980 / 1
LCM(36340,36347) = 1320849980

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36340 and 36347 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36340 and 36347. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36340 and 36347.

Prime Factorization of 36340

Prime Factorization of 36347

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36340 and 36347.

LCM(36340,36347) = 2² × 5¹ × 23¹ × 79¹ × 19¹ × 1913¹
LCM(36340,36347) = 1320849980