What is the Least Common Multiple of 36074 and 36081?

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 36074 and 36081 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36074 and 36081, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36074,36081) = 1
LCM(36074,36081) = ( 36074 × 36081) / 1
LCM(36074,36081) = 1301585994 / 1
LCM(36074,36081) = 1301585994

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36074 and 36081 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36074 and 36081. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36074 and 36081.

Prime Factorization of 36074

Prime Factorization of 36081

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36074 and 36081.

LCM(36074,36081) = 2¹ × 17¹ × 1061¹ × 3² × 19¹ × 211¹
LCM(36074,36081) = 1301585994