What is the Least Common Multiple of 36685 and 36689?

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 36685 and 36689 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36685 and 36689, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36685,36689) = 1
LCM(36685,36689) = ( 36685 × 36689) / 1
LCM(36685,36689) = 1345935965 / 1
LCM(36685,36689) = 1345935965

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36685 and 36689 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36685 and 36689. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36685 and 36689.

Prime Factorization of 36685

Prime Factorization of 36689

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36685 and 36689.

LCM(36685,36689) = 5¹ × 11¹ × 23¹ × 29¹ × 19¹ × 1931¹
LCM(36685,36689) = 1345935965