What is the Least Common Multiple of 36453 and 36462?

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 36453 and 36462 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36453 and 36462, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36453,36462) = 3
LCM(36453,36462) = ( 36453 × 36462) / 3
LCM(36453,36462) = 1329149286 / 3
LCM(36453,36462) = 443049762

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36453 and 36462 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36453 and 36462. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36453 and 36462.

Prime Factorization of 36453

Prime Factorization of 36462

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36453 and 36462.

LCM(36453,36462) = 3¹ × 29¹ × 419¹ × 2¹ × 59¹ × 103¹
LCM(36453,36462) = 443049762