What is the Least Common Multiple of 36518 and 36532?

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 36518 and 36532 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36518 and 36532, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36518,36532) = 2
LCM(36518,36532) = ( 36518 × 36532) / 2
LCM(36518,36532) = 1334075576 / 2
LCM(36518,36532) = 667037788

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36518 and 36532 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36518 and 36532. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36518 and 36532.

Prime Factorization of 36518

Prime Factorization of 36532

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36518 and 36532.

LCM(36518,36532) = 2² × 19¹ × 31² × 9133¹
LCM(36518,36532) = 667037788