What is the Least Common Multiple of 36430 and 36445?

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 36430 and 36445 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36430 and 36445, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36430,36445) = 5
LCM(36430,36445) = ( 36430 × 36445) / 5
LCM(36430,36445) = 1327691350 / 5
LCM(36430,36445) = 265538270

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36430 and 36445 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36430 and 36445. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36430 and 36445.

Prime Factorization of 36430

Prime Factorization of 36445

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36430 and 36445.

LCM(36430,36445) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 3643¹ × 37¹ × 197¹
LCM(36430,36445) = 265538270