What is the Least Common Multiple of 36238 and 36242?

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 36238 and 36242 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36238 and 36242, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36238,36242) = 2
LCM(36238,36242) = ( 36238 × 36242) / 2
LCM(36238,36242) = 1313337596 / 2
LCM(36238,36242) = 656668798

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36238 and 36242 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36238 and 36242. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36238 and 36242.

Prime Factorization of 36238

Prime Factorization of 36242

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36238 and 36242.

LCM(36238,36242) = 2¹ × 18119¹ × 18121¹
LCM(36238,36242) = 656668798