What is the Least Common Multiple of 36056 and 36076?

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 36056 and 36076 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36056 and 36076, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36056,36076) = 4
LCM(36056,36076) = ( 36056 × 36076) / 4
LCM(36056,36076) = 1300756256 / 4
LCM(36056,36076) = 325189064

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36056 and 36076 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36056 and 36076. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36056 and 36076.

Prime Factorization of 36056

Prime Factorization of 36076

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36056 and 36076.

LCM(36056,36076) = 2³ × 4507¹ × 29¹ × 311¹
LCM(36056,36076) = 325189064