What is the Least Common Multiple of 36442 and 36450?

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 36442 and 36450 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36442 and 36450, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36442,36450) = 2
LCM(36442,36450) = ( 36442 × 36450) / 2
LCM(36442,36450) = 1328310900 / 2
LCM(36442,36450) = 664155450

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36442 and 36450 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36442 and 36450. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36442 and 36450.

Prime Factorization of 36442

Prime Factorization of 36450

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36442 and 36450.

LCM(36442,36450) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 19¹ × 137¹ × 3⁶ × 5²
LCM(36442,36450) = 664155450