What is the Least Common Multiple of 36639 and 36651?

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 36639 and 36651 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36639 and 36651, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36639,36651) = 3
LCM(36639,36651) = ( 36639 × 36651) / 3
LCM(36639,36651) = 1342855989 / 3
LCM(36639,36651) = 447618663

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36639 and 36651 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36639 and 36651. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36639 and 36651.

Prime Factorization of 36639

Prime Factorization of 36651

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36639 and 36651.

LCM(36639,36651) = 3³ × 23¹ × 59¹ × 19¹ × 643¹
LCM(36639,36651) = 447618663