What is the Least Common Multiple of 36579 and 36594?

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 36579 and 36594 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36579 and 36594, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36579,36594) = 3
LCM(36579,36594) = ( 36579 × 36594) / 3
LCM(36579,36594) = 1338571926 / 3
LCM(36579,36594) = 446190642

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36579 and 36594 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36579 and 36594. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36579 and 36594.

Prime Factorization of 36579

Prime Factorization of 36594

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36579 and 36594.

LCM(36579,36594) = 3² × 89¹ × 137¹ × 2¹ × 19¹ × 107¹
LCM(36579,36594) = 446190642