What is the Least Common Multiple of 36681 and 36692?

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 36681 and 36692 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36681 and 36692, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36681,36692) = 1
LCM(36681,36692) = ( 36681 × 36692) / 1
LCM(36681,36692) = 1345899252 / 1
LCM(36681,36692) = 1345899252

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36681 and 36692 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36681 and 36692. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36681 and 36692.

Prime Factorization of 36681

Prime Factorization of 36692

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36681 and 36692.

LCM(36681,36692) = 3¹ × 12227¹ × 2² × 9173¹
LCM(36681,36692) = 1345899252