What is the Least Common Multiple of 36568 and 36582?

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 36568 and 36582 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36568 and 36582, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36568,36582) = 14
LCM(36568,36582) = ( 36568 × 36582) / 14
LCM(36568,36582) = 1337730576 / 14
LCM(36568,36582) = 95552184

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36568 and 36582 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36568 and 36582. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36568 and 36582.

Prime Factorization of 36568

Prime Factorization of 36582

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36568 and 36582.

LCM(36568,36582) = 2³ × 7¹ × 653¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 67¹
LCM(36568,36582) = 95552184