What is the Least Common Multiple of 36030 and 36042?

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 36030 and 36042 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36030 and 36042, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36030,36042) = 6
LCM(36030,36042) = ( 36030 × 36042) / 6
LCM(36030,36042) = 1298593260 / 6
LCM(36030,36042) = 216432210

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36030 and 36042 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36030 and 36042. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36030 and 36042.

Prime Factorization of 36030

Prime Factorization of 36042

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36030 and 36042.

LCM(36030,36042) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 1201¹ × 6007¹
LCM(36030,36042) = 216432210