What is the Least Common Multiple of 36010 and 36026?

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 36026 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 36026, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36010,36026) = 2
LCM(36010,36026) = ( 36010 × 36026) / 2
LCM(36010,36026) = 1297296260 / 2
LCM(36010,36026) = 648648130

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36010 and 36026 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36010 and 36026. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36010 and 36026.

Prime Factorization of 36010

Prime Factorization of 36026

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36010 and 36026.

LCM(36010,36026) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 13¹ × 277¹ × 18013¹
LCM(36010,36026) = 648648130