What is the Least Common Multiple of 36266 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 36266 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 36266 and 36274, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36266,36274) = 2
LCM(36266,36274) = ( 36266 × 36274) / 2
LCM(36266,36274) = 1315512884 / 2
LCM(36266,36274) = 657756442

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36266 and 36274 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36266 and 36274. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36266 and 36274.

Prime Factorization of 36266

Prime Factorization of 36274

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36266 and 36274.

LCM(36266,36274) = 2¹ × 18133¹ × 7¹ × 2591¹
LCM(36266,36274) = 657756442