What is the Least Common Multiple of 36520 and 36536?

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 36536 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 36536, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36520,36536) = 8
LCM(36520,36536) = ( 36520 × 36536) / 8
LCM(36520,36536) = 1334294720 / 8
LCM(36520,36536) = 166786840

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36520 and 36536 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36520 and 36536. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36520 and 36536.

Prime Factorization of 36520

Prime Factorization of 36536

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36520 and 36536.

LCM(36520,36536) = 2³ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 83¹ × 4567¹
LCM(36520,36536) = 166786840