What is the Least Common Multiple of 36646 and 36658?

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 36646 and 36658 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36646 and 36658, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36646,36658) = 2
LCM(36646,36658) = ( 36646 × 36658) / 2
LCM(36646,36658) = 1343369068 / 2
LCM(36646,36658) = 671684534

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36646 and 36658 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36646 and 36658. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36646 and 36658.

Prime Factorization of 36646

Prime Factorization of 36658

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36646 and 36658.

LCM(36646,36658) = 2¹ × 73¹ × 251¹ × 18329¹
LCM(36646,36658) = 671684534