What is the Least Common Multiple of 36396 and 36412?

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 36412 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 36412, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36396,36412) = 4
LCM(36396,36412) = ( 36396 × 36412) / 4
LCM(36396,36412) = 1325251152 / 4
LCM(36396,36412) = 331312788

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36396 and 36412 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36396 and 36412. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36396 and 36412.

Prime Factorization of 36396

Prime Factorization of 36412

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36396 and 36412.

LCM(36396,36412) = 2² × 3³ × 337¹ × 9103¹
LCM(36396,36412) = 331312788