What is the Least Common Multiple of 36772 and 36788?

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 36772 and 36788 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36772 and 36788, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36772,36788) = 4
LCM(36772,36788) = ( 36772 × 36788) / 4
LCM(36772,36788) = 1352768336 / 4
LCM(36772,36788) = 338192084

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36772 and 36788 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36772 and 36788. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36772 and 36788.

Prime Factorization of 36772

Prime Factorization of 36788

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36772 and 36788.

LCM(36772,36788) = 2² × 29¹ × 317¹ × 17¹ × 541¹
LCM(36772,36788) = 338192084