What is the Least Common Multiple of 36549 and 36559?

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 36549 and 36559 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36549 and 36559, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36549,36559) = 1
LCM(36549,36559) = ( 36549 × 36559) / 1
LCM(36549,36559) = 1336194891 / 1
LCM(36549,36559) = 1336194891

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36549 and 36559 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36549 and 36559. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36549 and 36559.

Prime Factorization of 36549

Prime Factorization of 36559

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36549 and 36559.

LCM(36549,36559) = 3² × 31¹ × 131¹ × 36559¹
LCM(36549,36559) = 1336194891