What is the Least Common Multiple of 36238 and 36252?

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 36252 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 36252, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36238,36252) = 2
LCM(36238,36252) = ( 36238 × 36252) / 2
LCM(36238,36252) = 1313699976 / 2
LCM(36238,36252) = 656849988

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36238 and 36252 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36238 and 36252. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36238 and 36252.

Prime Factorization of 36238

Prime Factorization of 36252

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36238 and 36252.

LCM(36238,36252) = 2² × 18119¹ × 3² × 19¹ × 53¹
LCM(36238,36252) = 656849988