What is the Least Common Multiple of 36387 and 36391?

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 36387 and 36391 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36387 and 36391, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36387,36391) = 1
LCM(36387,36391) = ( 36387 × 36391) / 1
LCM(36387,36391) = 1324159317 / 1
LCM(36387,36391) = 1324159317

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36387 and 36391 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36387 and 36391. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36387 and 36391.

Prime Factorization of 36387

Prime Factorization of 36391

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36387 and 36391.

LCM(36387,36391) = 3² × 13¹ × 311¹ × 151¹ × 241¹
LCM(36387,36391) = 1324159317