What is the Least Common Multiple of 36102 and 36118?

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 36102 and 36118 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36102 and 36118, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36102,36118) = 2
LCM(36102,36118) = ( 36102 × 36118) / 2
LCM(36102,36118) = 1303932036 / 2
LCM(36102,36118) = 651966018

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36102 and 36118 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36102 and 36118. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36102 and 36118.

Prime Factorization of 36102

Prime Factorization of 36118

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36102 and 36118.

LCM(36102,36118) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 547¹ × 18059¹
LCM(36102,36118) = 651966018