What is the Least Common Multiple of 36729 and 36736?

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 36729 and 36736 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36729 and 36736, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36729,36736) = 7
LCM(36729,36736) = ( 36729 × 36736) / 7
LCM(36729,36736) = 1349276544 / 7
LCM(36729,36736) = 192753792

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36729 and 36736 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36729 and 36736. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36729 and 36736.

Prime Factorization of 36729

Prime Factorization of 36736

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36729 and 36736.

LCM(36729,36736) = 3² × 7¹ × 11¹ × 53¹ × 2⁷ × 41¹
LCM(36729,36736) = 192753792