What is the Least Common Multiple of 36849 and 36869?

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 36849 and 36869 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36849 and 36869, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36849,36869) = 1
LCM(36849,36869) = ( 36849 × 36869) / 1
LCM(36849,36869) = 1358585781 / 1
LCM(36849,36869) = 1358585781

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36849 and 36869 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36849 and 36869. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36849 and 36869.

Prime Factorization of 36849

Prime Factorization of 36869

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36849 and 36869.

LCM(36849,36869) = 3¹ × 71¹ × 173¹ × 7¹ × 23¹ × 229¹
LCM(36849,36869) = 1358585781