What is the Least Common Multiple of 36031 and 36036?

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 36031 and 36036 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36031 and 36036, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36031,36036) = 1
LCM(36031,36036) = ( 36031 × 36036) / 1
LCM(36031,36036) = 1298413116 / 1
LCM(36031,36036) = 1298413116

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36031 and 36036 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36031 and 36036. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36031 and 36036.

Prime Factorization of 36031

Prime Factorization of 36036

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36031 and 36036.

LCM(36031,36036) = 137¹ × 263¹ × 2² × 3² × 7¹ × 11¹ × 13¹
LCM(36031,36036) = 1298413116