What is the Least Common Multiple of 36362 and 36369?

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 36362 and 36369 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36362 and 36369, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36362,36369) = 1
LCM(36362,36369) = ( 36362 × 36369) / 1
LCM(36362,36369) = 1322449578 / 1
LCM(36362,36369) = 1322449578

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36362 and 36369 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36362 and 36369. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36362 and 36369.

Prime Factorization of 36362

Prime Factorization of 36369

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36362 and 36369.

LCM(36362,36369) = 2¹ × 18181¹ × 3⁴ × 449¹
LCM(36362,36369) = 1322449578