What is the Least Common Multiple of 36324 and 36344?

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 36324 and 36344 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36324 and 36344, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36324,36344) = 4
LCM(36324,36344) = ( 36324 × 36344) / 4
LCM(36324,36344) = 1320159456 / 4
LCM(36324,36344) = 330039864

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36324 and 36344 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36324 and 36344. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36324 and 36344.

Prime Factorization of 36324

Prime Factorization of 36344

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36324 and 36344.

LCM(36324,36344) = 2³ × 3² × 1009¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 59¹
LCM(36324,36344) = 330039864