What is the Least Common Multiple of 36642 and 36646?

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 36642 and 36646 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36642 and 36646, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36642,36646) = 2
LCM(36642,36646) = ( 36642 × 36646) / 2
LCM(36642,36646) = 1342782732 / 2
LCM(36642,36646) = 671391366

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36642 and 36646 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36642 and 36646. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36642 and 36646.

Prime Factorization of 36642

Prime Factorization of 36646

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36642 and 36646.

LCM(36642,36646) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 197¹ × 73¹ × 251¹
LCM(36642,36646) = 671391366