What is the Least Common Multiple of 36042 and 36060?

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 36042 and 36060 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36042 and 36060, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36042,36060) = 6
LCM(36042,36060) = ( 36042 × 36060) / 6
LCM(36042,36060) = 1299674520 / 6
LCM(36042,36060) = 216612420

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36042 and 36060 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36042 and 36060. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36042 and 36060.

Prime Factorization of 36042

Prime Factorization of 36060

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36042 and 36060.

LCM(36042,36060) = 2² × 3¹ × 6007¹ × 5¹ × 601¹
LCM(36042,36060) = 216612420