What is the Least Common Multiple of 36046 and 36062?

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 36046 and 36062 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36046 and 36062, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36046,36062) = 2
LCM(36046,36062) = ( 36046 × 36062) / 2
LCM(36046,36062) = 1299890852 / 2
LCM(36046,36062) = 649945426

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36046 and 36062 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36046 and 36062. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36046 and 36062.

Prime Factorization of 36046

Prime Factorization of 36062

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36046 and 36062.

LCM(36046,36062) = 2¹ × 67¹ × 269¹ × 13¹ × 19¹ × 73¹
LCM(36046,36062) = 649945426