What is the Least Common Multiple of 36405 and 36411?

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 36405 and 36411 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36405 and 36411, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36405,36411) = 3
LCM(36405,36411) = ( 36405 × 36411) / 3
LCM(36405,36411) = 1325542455 / 3
LCM(36405,36411) = 441847485

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36405 and 36411 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36405 and 36411. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36405 and 36411.

Prime Factorization of 36405

Prime Factorization of 36411

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36405 and 36411.

LCM(36405,36411) = 3² × 5¹ × 809¹ × 53¹ × 229¹
LCM(36405,36411) = 441847485