What is the Least Common Multiple of 36436 and 36454?

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 36436 and 36454 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36436 and 36454, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36436,36454) = 2
LCM(36436,36454) = ( 36436 × 36454) / 2
LCM(36436,36454) = 1328237944 / 2
LCM(36436,36454) = 664118972

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36436 and 36454 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36436 and 36454. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36436 and 36454.

Prime Factorization of 36436

Prime Factorization of 36454

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36436 and 36454.

LCM(36436,36454) = 2² × 9109¹ × 11¹ × 1657¹
LCM(36436,36454) = 664118972