What is the Least Common Multiple of 36374 and 36392?

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 36374 and 36392 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36374 and 36392, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36374,36392) = 2
LCM(36374,36392) = ( 36374 × 36392) / 2
LCM(36374,36392) = 1323722608 / 2
LCM(36374,36392) = 661861304

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36374 and 36392 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36374 and 36392. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36374 and 36392.

Prime Factorization of 36374

Prime Factorization of 36392

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36374 and 36392.

LCM(36374,36392) = 2³ × 13¹ × 1399¹ × 4549¹
LCM(36374,36392) = 661861304