What is the Least Common Multiple of 36082 and 36088?

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 36082 and 36088 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36082 and 36088, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36082,36088) = 2
LCM(36082,36088) = ( 36082 × 36088) / 2
LCM(36082,36088) = 1302127216 / 2
LCM(36082,36088) = 651063608

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36082 and 36088 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36082 and 36088. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36082 and 36088.

Prime Factorization of 36082

Prime Factorization of 36088

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36082 and 36088.

LCM(36082,36088) = 2³ × 18041¹ × 13¹ × 347¹
LCM(36082,36088) = 651063608