What is the Least Common Multiple of 36259 and 36274?

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 36259 and 36274 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36259 and 36274, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36259,36274) = 1
LCM(36259,36274) = ( 36259 × 36274) / 1
LCM(36259,36274) = 1315258966 / 1
LCM(36259,36274) = 1315258966

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36259 and 36274 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36259 and 36274. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36259 and 36274.

Prime Factorization of 36259

Prime Factorization of 36274

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36259 and 36274.

LCM(36259,36274) = 101¹ × 359¹ × 2¹ × 7¹ × 2591¹
LCM(36259,36274) = 1315258966