What is the Least Common Multiple of 36126 and 36141?

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 36126 and 36141 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36126 and 36141, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36126,36141) = 3
LCM(36126,36141) = ( 36126 × 36141) / 3
LCM(36126,36141) = 1305629766 / 3
LCM(36126,36141) = 435209922

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36126 and 36141 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36126 and 36141. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36126 and 36141.

Prime Factorization of 36126

Prime Factorization of 36141

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36126 and 36141.

LCM(36126,36141) = 2¹ × 3⁴ × 223¹ × 7¹ × 1721¹
LCM(36126,36141) = 435209922