What is the Least Common Multiple of 36105 and 36109?

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 36105 and 36109 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36105 and 36109, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36105,36109) = 1
LCM(36105,36109) = ( 36105 × 36109) / 1
LCM(36105,36109) = 1303715445 / 1
LCM(36105,36109) = 1303715445

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36105 and 36109 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36105 and 36109. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36105 and 36109.

Prime Factorization of 36105

Prime Factorization of 36109

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36105 and 36109.

LCM(36105,36109) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 29¹ × 83¹ × 36109¹
LCM(36105,36109) = 1303715445