What is the Least Common Multiple of 36685 and 36690?

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 36690 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 36690, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36685,36690) = 5
LCM(36685,36690) = ( 36685 × 36690) / 5
LCM(36685,36690) = 1345972650 / 5
LCM(36685,36690) = 269194530

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36685 and 36690 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36685 and 36690. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36685 and 36690.

Prime Factorization of 36685

Prime Factorization of 36690

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36685 and 36690.

LCM(36685,36690) = 5¹ × 11¹ × 23¹ × 29¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 1223¹
LCM(36685,36690) = 269194530