What is the Least Common Multiple of 36542 and 36552?

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 36542 and 36552 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36542 and 36552, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36542,36552) = 2
LCM(36542,36552) = ( 36542 × 36552) / 2
LCM(36542,36552) = 1335683184 / 2
LCM(36542,36552) = 667841592

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36542 and 36552 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36542 and 36552. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36542 and 36552.

Prime Factorization of 36542

Prime Factorization of 36552

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36542 and 36552.

LCM(36542,36552) = 2³ × 11² × 151¹ × 3¹ × 1523¹
LCM(36542,36552) = 667841592