What is the Least Common Multiple of 36852 and 36857?

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 36852 and 36857 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36852 and 36857, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36852,36857) = 1
LCM(36852,36857) = ( 36852 × 36857) / 1
LCM(36852,36857) = 1358254164 / 1
LCM(36852,36857) = 1358254164

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36852 and 36857 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36852 and 36857. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36852 and 36857.

Prime Factorization of 36852

Prime Factorization of 36857

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36852 and 36857.

LCM(36852,36857) = 2² × 3¹ × 37¹ × 83¹ × 36857¹
LCM(36852,36857) = 1358254164