What is the Least Common Multiple of 36040 and 36048?

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 36040 and 36048 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36040 and 36048, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36040,36048) = 8
LCM(36040,36048) = ( 36040 × 36048) / 8
LCM(36040,36048) = 1299169920 / 8
LCM(36040,36048) = 162396240

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36040 and 36048 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36040 and 36048. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36040 and 36048.

Prime Factorization of 36040

Prime Factorization of 36048

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36040 and 36048.

LCM(36040,36048) = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 53¹ × 3¹ × 751¹
LCM(36040,36048) = 162396240