What is the Least Common Multiple of 36639 and 36657?

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 36657 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 36657, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36639,36657) = 9
LCM(36639,36657) = ( 36639 × 36657) / 9
LCM(36639,36657) = 1343075823 / 9
LCM(36639,36657) = 149230647

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36639 and 36657 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36639 and 36657. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36639 and 36657.

Prime Factorization of 36639

Prime Factorization of 36657

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36639 and 36657.

LCM(36639,36657) = 3³ × 23¹ × 59¹ × 4073¹
LCM(36639,36657) = 149230647