What is the Least Common Multiple of 36353 and 36372?

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 36353 and 36372 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36353 and 36372, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36353,36372) = 1
LCM(36353,36372) = ( 36353 × 36372) / 1
LCM(36353,36372) = 1322231316 / 1
LCM(36353,36372) = 1322231316

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36353 and 36372 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36353 and 36372. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36353 and 36372.

Prime Factorization of 36353

Prime Factorization of 36372

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36353 and 36372.

LCM(36353,36372) = 36353¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 433¹
LCM(36353,36372) = 1322231316