What is the Least Common Multiple of 36050 and 36055?

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 36050 and 36055 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36050 and 36055, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36050,36055) = 5
LCM(36050,36055) = ( 36050 × 36055) / 5
LCM(36050,36055) = 1299782750 / 5
LCM(36050,36055) = 259956550

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36050 and 36055 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36050 and 36055. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36050 and 36055.

Prime Factorization of 36050

Prime Factorization of 36055

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36050 and 36055.

LCM(36050,36055) = 2¹ × 5² × 7¹ × 103¹ × 7211¹
LCM(36050,36055) = 259956550