What is the Least Common Multiple of 36696 and 36700?

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 36696 and 36700 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36696 and 36700, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36696,36700) = 4
LCM(36696,36700) = ( 36696 × 36700) / 4
LCM(36696,36700) = 1346743200 / 4
LCM(36696,36700) = 336685800

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36696 and 36700 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36696 and 36700. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36696 and 36700.

Prime Factorization of 36696

Prime Factorization of 36700

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36696 and 36700.

LCM(36696,36700) = 2³ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 139¹ × 5² × 367¹
LCM(36696,36700) = 336685800