What is the Least Common Multiple of 36611 and 36621?

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 36611 and 36621 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36611 and 36621, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36611,36621) = 1
LCM(36611,36621) = ( 36611 × 36621) / 1
LCM(36611,36621) = 1340731431 / 1
LCM(36611,36621) = 1340731431

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36611 and 36621 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36611 and 36621. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36611 and 36621.

Prime Factorization of 36611

Prime Factorization of 36621

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36611 and 36621.

LCM(36611,36621) = 31¹ × 1181¹ × 3² × 13¹ × 313¹
LCM(36611,36621) = 1340731431