What is the Least Common Multiple of 36736 and 36754?

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 36736 and 36754 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36736 and 36754, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36736,36754) = 2
LCM(36736,36754) = ( 36736 × 36754) / 2
LCM(36736,36754) = 1350194944 / 2
LCM(36736,36754) = 675097472

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36736 and 36754 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36736 and 36754. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36736 and 36754.

Prime Factorization of 36736

Prime Factorization of 36754

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36736 and 36754.

LCM(36736,36754) = 2⁷ × 7¹ × 41¹ × 17¹ × 23¹ × 47¹
LCM(36736,36754) = 675097472