What is the Least Common Multiple of 36078 and 36083?

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 36078 and 36083 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36078 and 36083, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36078,36083) = 1
LCM(36078,36083) = ( 36078 × 36083) / 1
LCM(36078,36083) = 1301802474 / 1
LCM(36078,36083) = 1301802474

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36078 and 36083 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36078 and 36083. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36078 and 36083.

Prime Factorization of 36078

Prime Factorization of 36083

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36078 and 36083.

LCM(36078,36083) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 859¹ × 36083¹
LCM(36078,36083) = 1301802474