What is the Least Common Multiple of 36601 and 36605?

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 36601 and 36605 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36601 and 36605, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36601,36605) = 1
LCM(36601,36605) = ( 36601 × 36605) / 1
LCM(36601,36605) = 1339779605 / 1
LCM(36601,36605) = 1339779605

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36601 and 36605 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36601 and 36605. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36601 and 36605.

Prime Factorization of 36601

Prime Factorization of 36605

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36601 and 36605.

LCM(36601,36605) = 17¹ × 2153¹ × 5¹ × 7321¹
LCM(36601,36605) = 1339779605