What is the Least Common Multiple of 36594 and 36600?

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 36594 and 36600 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36594 and 36600, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36594,36600) = 6
LCM(36594,36600) = ( 36594 × 36600) / 6
LCM(36594,36600) = 1339340400 / 6
LCM(36594,36600) = 223223400

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36594 and 36600 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36594 and 36600. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36594 and 36600.

Prime Factorization of 36594

Prime Factorization of 36600

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36594 and 36600.

LCM(36594,36600) = 2³ × 3² × 19¹ × 107¹ × 5² × 61¹
LCM(36594,36600) = 223223400