What is the Least Common Multiple of 36820 and 36833?

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 36820 and 36833 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36820 and 36833, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36820,36833) = 1
LCM(36820,36833) = ( 36820 × 36833) / 1
LCM(36820,36833) = 1356191060 / 1
LCM(36820,36833) = 1356191060

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36820 and 36833 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36820 and 36833. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36820 and 36833.

Prime Factorization of 36820

Prime Factorization of 36833

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36820 and 36833.

LCM(36820,36833) = 2² × 5¹ × 7¹ × 263¹ × 36833¹
LCM(36820,36833) = 1356191060