What is the Least Common Multiple of 36745 and 36756?

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 36745 and 36756 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36745 and 36756, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36745,36756) = 1
LCM(36745,36756) = ( 36745 × 36756) / 1
LCM(36745,36756) = 1350599220 / 1
LCM(36745,36756) = 1350599220

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36745 and 36756 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36745 and 36756. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36745 and 36756.

Prime Factorization of 36745

Prime Factorization of 36756

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36745 and 36756.

LCM(36745,36756) = 5¹ × 7349¹ × 2² × 3² × 1021¹
LCM(36745,36756) = 1350599220