What is the Least Common Multiple of 36286 and 36306?

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 36286 and 36306 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36286 and 36306, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36286,36306) = 2
LCM(36286,36306) = ( 36286 × 36306) / 2
LCM(36286,36306) = 1317399516 / 2
LCM(36286,36306) = 658699758

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36286 and 36306 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36286 and 36306. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36286 and 36306.

Prime Factorization of 36286

Prime Factorization of 36306

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36286 and 36306.

LCM(36286,36306) = 2¹ × 18143¹ × 3² × 2017¹
LCM(36286,36306) = 658699758