What is the Least Common Multiple of 36003 and 36013?

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 36003 and 36013 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36003 and 36013, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36003,36013) = 1
LCM(36003,36013) = ( 36003 × 36013) / 1
LCM(36003,36013) = 1296576039 / 1
LCM(36003,36013) = 1296576039

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36003 and 36013 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36003 and 36013. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36003 and 36013.

Prime Factorization of 36003

Prime Factorization of 36013

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36003 and 36013.

LCM(36003,36013) = 3¹ × 11¹ × 1091¹ × 36013¹
LCM(36003,36013) = 1296576039