What is the Least Common Multiple of 36845 and 36858?

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 36845 and 36858 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36845 and 36858, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36845,36858) = 1
LCM(36845,36858) = ( 36845 × 36858) / 1
LCM(36845,36858) = 1358033010 / 1
LCM(36845,36858) = 1358033010

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36845 and 36858 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36845 and 36858. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36845 and 36858.

Prime Factorization of 36845

Prime Factorization of 36858

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36845 and 36858.

LCM(36845,36858) = 5¹ × 7369¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 6143¹
LCM(36845,36858) = 1358033010