What is the Least Common Multiple of 36139 and 36143?

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 36139 and 36143 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36139 and 36143, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36139,36143) = 1
LCM(36139,36143) = ( 36139 × 36143) / 1
LCM(36139,36143) = 1306171877 / 1
LCM(36139,36143) = 1306171877

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36139 and 36143 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36139 and 36143. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36139 and 36143.

Prime Factorization of 36139

Prime Factorization of 36143

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36139 and 36143.

LCM(36139,36143) = 71¹ × 509¹ × 47¹ × 769¹
LCM(36139,36143) = 1306171877