What is the Least Common Multiple of 36340 and 36355?

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 36355 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 36355, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36340,36355) = 5
LCM(36340,36355) = ( 36340 × 36355) / 5
LCM(36340,36355) = 1321140700 / 5
LCM(36340,36355) = 264228140

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36340 and 36355 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36340 and 36355. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36340 and 36355.

Prime Factorization of 36340

Prime Factorization of 36355

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36340 and 36355.

LCM(36340,36355) = 2² × 5¹ × 23¹ × 79¹ × 11¹ × 661¹
LCM(36340,36355) = 264228140