What is the Least Common Multiple of 36656 and 36660?

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 36656 and 36660 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36656 and 36660, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36656,36660) = 4
LCM(36656,36660) = ( 36656 × 36660) / 4
LCM(36656,36660) = 1343808960 / 4
LCM(36656,36660) = 335952240

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36656 and 36660 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36656 and 36660. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36656 and 36660.

Prime Factorization of 36656

Prime Factorization of 36660

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36656 and 36660.

LCM(36656,36660) = 2⁴ × 29¹ × 79¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 13¹ × 47¹
LCM(36656,36660) = 335952240