What is the Least Common Multiple of 36896 and 36900?

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 36896 and 36900 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36896 and 36900, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36896,36900) = 4
LCM(36896,36900) = ( 36896 × 36900) / 4
LCM(36896,36900) = 1361462400 / 4
LCM(36896,36900) = 340365600

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36896 and 36900 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36896 and 36900. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36896 and 36900.

Prime Factorization of 36896

Prime Factorization of 36900

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36896 and 36900.

LCM(36896,36900) = 2⁵ × 1153¹ × 3² × 5² × 41¹
LCM(36896,36900) = 340365600