What is the Least Common Multiple of 36644 and 36650?

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 36644 and 36650 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36644 and 36650, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36644,36650) = 2
LCM(36644,36650) = ( 36644 × 36650) / 2
LCM(36644,36650) = 1343002600 / 2
LCM(36644,36650) = 671501300

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36644 and 36650 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36644 and 36650. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36644 and 36650.

Prime Factorization of 36644

Prime Factorization of 36650

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36644 and 36650.

LCM(36644,36650) = 2² × 9161¹ × 5² × 733¹
LCM(36644,36650) = 671501300