What is the Least Common Multiple of 36246 and 36266?

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 36246 and 36266 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36246 and 36266, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36246,36266) = 2
LCM(36246,36266) = ( 36246 × 36266) / 2
LCM(36246,36266) = 1314497436 / 2
LCM(36246,36266) = 657248718

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36246 and 36266 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36246 and 36266. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36246 and 36266.

Prime Factorization of 36246

Prime Factorization of 36266

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36246 and 36266.

LCM(36246,36266) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 863¹ × 18133¹
LCM(36246,36266) = 657248718