What is the Least Common Multiple of 36021 and 36029?

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 36021 and 36029 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36021 and 36029, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36021,36029) = 1
LCM(36021,36029) = ( 36021 × 36029) / 1
LCM(36021,36029) = 1297800609 / 1
LCM(36021,36029) = 1297800609

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36021 and 36029 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36021 and 36029. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36021 and 36029.

Prime Factorization of 36021

Prime Factorization of 36029

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36021 and 36029.

LCM(36021,36029) = 3¹ × 12007¹ × 7¹ × 5147¹
LCM(36021,36029) = 1297800609