What is the Least Common Multiple of 36240 and 36246?

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 36240 and 36246 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36240 and 36246, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36240,36246) = 6
LCM(36240,36246) = ( 36240 × 36246) / 6
LCM(36240,36246) = 1313555040 / 6
LCM(36240,36246) = 218925840

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36240 and 36246 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36240 and 36246. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36240 and 36246.

Prime Factorization of 36240

Prime Factorization of 36246

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36240 and 36246.

LCM(36240,36246) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 151¹ × 7¹ × 863¹
LCM(36240,36246) = 218925840