What is the Least Common Multiple of 36483 and 36500?

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 36483 and 36500 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36483 and 36500, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36483,36500) = 1
LCM(36483,36500) = ( 36483 × 36500) / 1
LCM(36483,36500) = 1331629500 / 1
LCM(36483,36500) = 1331629500

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36483 and 36500 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36483 and 36500. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36483 and 36500.

Prime Factorization of 36483

Prime Factorization of 36500

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36483 and 36500.

LCM(36483,36500) = 3¹ × 12161¹ × 2² × 5³ × 73¹
LCM(36483,36500) = 1331629500