What is the Least Common Multiple of 36715 and 36734?

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 36715 and 36734 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36715 and 36734, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36715,36734) = 1
LCM(36715,36734) = ( 36715 × 36734) / 1
LCM(36715,36734) = 1348688810 / 1
LCM(36715,36734) = 1348688810

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36715 and 36734 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36715 and 36734. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36715 and 36734.

Prime Factorization of 36715

Prime Factorization of 36734

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36715 and 36734.

LCM(36715,36734) = 5¹ × 7¹ × 1049¹ × 2¹ × 18367¹
LCM(36715,36734) = 1348688810