What is the Least Common Multiple of 36111 and 36126?

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 36111 and 36126 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36111 and 36126, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36111,36126) = 3
LCM(36111,36126) = ( 36111 × 36126) / 3
LCM(36111,36126) = 1304545986 / 3
LCM(36111,36126) = 434848662

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36111 and 36126 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36111 and 36126. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36111 and 36126.

Prime Factorization of 36111

Prime Factorization of 36126

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36111 and 36126.

LCM(36111,36126) = 3⁴ × 12037¹ × 2¹ × 223¹
LCM(36111,36126) = 434848662