What is the Least Common Multiple of 36542 and 36553?

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 36553 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 36553, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36542,36553) = 11
LCM(36542,36553) = ( 36542 × 36553) / 11
LCM(36542,36553) = 1335719726 / 11
LCM(36542,36553) = 121429066

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36542 and 36553 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36542 and 36553. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36542 and 36553.

Prime Factorization of 36542

Prime Factorization of 36553

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36542 and 36553.

LCM(36542,36553) = 2¹ × 11² × 151¹ × 3323¹
LCM(36542,36553) = 121429066