What is the Least Common Multiple of 36515 and 36535?

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 36515 and 36535 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36515 and 36535, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36515,36535) = 5
LCM(36515,36535) = ( 36515 × 36535) / 5
LCM(36515,36535) = 1334075525 / 5
LCM(36515,36535) = 266815105

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36515 and 36535 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36515 and 36535. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36515 and 36535.

Prime Factorization of 36515

Prime Factorization of 36535

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36515 and 36535.

LCM(36515,36535) = 5¹ × 67¹ × 109¹ × 7307¹
LCM(36515,36535) = 266815105