What is the Least Common Multiple of 36540 and 36551?

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 36540 and 36551 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36540 and 36551, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36540,36551) = 1
LCM(36540,36551) = ( 36540 × 36551) / 1
LCM(36540,36551) = 1335573540 / 1
LCM(36540,36551) = 1335573540

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36540 and 36551 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36540 and 36551. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36540 and 36551.

Prime Factorization of 36540

Prime Factorization of 36551

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36540 and 36551.

LCM(36540,36551) = 2² × 3² × 5¹ × 7¹ × 29¹ × 36551¹
LCM(36540,36551) = 1335573540