What is the Least Common Multiple of 36851 and 36865?

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 36851 and 36865 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36851 and 36865, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36851,36865) = 1
LCM(36851,36865) = ( 36851 × 36865) / 1
LCM(36851,36865) = 1358512115 / 1
LCM(36851,36865) = 1358512115

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36851 and 36865 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36851 and 36865. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36851 and 36865.

Prime Factorization of 36851

Prime Factorization of 36865

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36851 and 36865.

LCM(36851,36865) = 43¹ × 857¹ × 5¹ × 73¹ × 101¹
LCM(36851,36865) = 1358512115