What is the Least Common Multiple of 36699 and 36712?

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 36699 and 36712 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36699 and 36712, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36699,36712) = 13
LCM(36699,36712) = ( 36699 × 36712) / 13
LCM(36699,36712) = 1347293688 / 13
LCM(36699,36712) = 103637976

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36699 and 36712 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36699 and 36712. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36699 and 36712.

Prime Factorization of 36699

Prime Factorization of 36712

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36699 and 36712.

LCM(36699,36712) = 3¹ × 13¹ × 941¹ × 2³ × 353¹
LCM(36699,36712) = 103637976