What is the Least Common Multiple of 36396 and 36402?

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 36396 and 36402 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36396 and 36402, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36396,36402) = 6
LCM(36396,36402) = ( 36396 × 36402) / 6
LCM(36396,36402) = 1324887192 / 6
LCM(36396,36402) = 220814532

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36396 and 36402 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36396 and 36402. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36396 and 36402.

Prime Factorization of 36396

Prime Factorization of 36402

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36396 and 36402.

LCM(36396,36402) = 2² × 3³ × 337¹ × 6067¹
LCM(36396,36402) = 220814532