What is the Least Common Multiple of 3648 and 3652?

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 3648 and 3652 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 3648 and 3652, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(3648,3652) = 4
LCM(3648,3652) = ( 3648 × 3652) / 4
LCM(3648,3652) = 13322496 / 4
LCM(3648,3652) = 3330624

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 3648 and 3652 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 3648 and 3652. First we will calculate the prime factors of 3648 and 3652.

Prime Factorization of 3648

Prime Factorization of 3652

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 3648 and 3652.

LCM(3648,3652) = 2⁶ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 11¹ × 83¹
LCM(3648,3652) = 3330624