What is the Least Common Multiple of 36520 and 36524?

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 36520 and 36524 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36520 and 36524, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36520,36524) = 4
LCM(36520,36524) = ( 36520 × 36524) / 4
LCM(36520,36524) = 1333856480 / 4
LCM(36520,36524) = 333464120

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36520 and 36524 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36520 and 36524. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36520 and 36524.

Prime Factorization of 36520

Prime Factorization of 36524

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36520 and 36524.

LCM(36520,36524) = 2³ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 83¹ × 23¹ × 397¹
LCM(36520,36524) = 333464120