What is the Least Common Multiple of 36548 and 36563?

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 36548 and 36563 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36548 and 36563, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36548,36563) = 1
LCM(36548,36563) = ( 36548 × 36563) / 1
LCM(36548,36563) = 1336304524 / 1
LCM(36548,36563) = 1336304524

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36548 and 36563 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36548 and 36563. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36548 and 36563.

Prime Factorization of 36548

Prime Factorization of 36563

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36548 and 36563.

LCM(36548,36563) = 2² × 9137¹ × 36563¹
LCM(36548,36563) = 1336304524