What is the Least Common Multiple of 36076 and 36086?

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 36076 and 36086 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36076 and 36086, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36076,36086) = 2
LCM(36076,36086) = ( 36076 × 36086) / 2
LCM(36076,36086) = 1301838536 / 2
LCM(36076,36086) = 650919268

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36076 and 36086 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36076 and 36086. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36076 and 36086.

Prime Factorization of 36076

Prime Factorization of 36086

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36076 and 36086.

LCM(36076,36086) = 2² × 29¹ × 311¹ × 18043¹
LCM(36076,36086) = 650919268