What is the Least Common Multiple of 36616 and 36632?

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 36616 and 36632 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36616 and 36632, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36616,36632) = 8
LCM(36616,36632) = ( 36616 × 36632) / 8
LCM(36616,36632) = 1341317312 / 8
LCM(36616,36632) = 167664664

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36616 and 36632 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36616 and 36632. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36616 and 36632.

Prime Factorization of 36616

Prime Factorization of 36632

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36616 and 36632.

LCM(36616,36632) = 2³ × 23¹ × 199¹ × 19¹ × 241¹
LCM(36616,36632) = 167664664