What is the Least Common Multiple of 36145 and 36152?

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 36145 and 36152 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36145 and 36152, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36145,36152) = 1
LCM(36145,36152) = ( 36145 × 36152) / 1
LCM(36145,36152) = 1306714040 / 1
LCM(36145,36152) = 1306714040

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36145 and 36152 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36145 and 36152. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36145 and 36152.

Prime Factorization of 36145

Prime Factorization of 36152

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36145 and 36152.

LCM(36145,36152) = 5¹ × 7229¹ × 2³ × 4519¹
LCM(36145,36152) = 1306714040