What is the Least Common Multiple of 36416 and 36430?

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 36416 and 36430 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36416 and 36430, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36416,36430) = 2
LCM(36416,36430) = ( 36416 × 36430) / 2
LCM(36416,36430) = 1326634880 / 2
LCM(36416,36430) = 663317440

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36416 and 36430 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36416 and 36430. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36416 and 36430.

Prime Factorization of 36416

Prime Factorization of 36430

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36416 and 36430.

LCM(36416,36430) = 2⁶ × 569¹ × 5¹ × 3643¹
LCM(36416,36430) = 663317440