What is the Least Common Multiple of 36555 and 36567?

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 36555 and 36567 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36555 and 36567, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36555,36567) = 3
LCM(36555,36567) = ( 36555 × 36567) / 3
LCM(36555,36567) = 1336706685 / 3
LCM(36555,36567) = 445568895

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36555 and 36567 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36555 and 36567. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36555 and 36567.

Prime Factorization of 36555

Prime Factorization of 36567

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36555 and 36567.

LCM(36555,36567) = 3² × 5¹ × 2437¹ × 17¹ × 239¹
LCM(36555,36567) = 445568895