What is the Least Common Multiple of 36735 and 36755?

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 36735 and 36755 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36735 and 36755, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36735,36755) = 5
LCM(36735,36755) = ( 36735 × 36755) / 5
LCM(36735,36755) = 1350194925 / 5
LCM(36735,36755) = 270038985

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36735 and 36755 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36735 and 36755. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36735 and 36755.

Prime Factorization of 36735

Prime Factorization of 36755

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36735 and 36755.

LCM(36735,36755) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 31¹ × 79¹ × 7351¹
LCM(36735,36755) = 270038985