What is the Least Common Multiple of 36010 and 36017?

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 36010 and 36017 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36010 and 36017, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36010,36017) = 1
LCM(36010,36017) = ( 36010 × 36017) / 1
LCM(36010,36017) = 1296972170 / 1
LCM(36010,36017) = 1296972170

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36010 and 36017 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36010 and 36017. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36010 and 36017.

Prime Factorization of 36010

Prime Factorization of 36017

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36010 and 36017.

LCM(36010,36017) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 13¹ × 277¹ × 36017¹
LCM(36010,36017) = 1296972170