What is the Least Common Multiple of 36454 and 36460?

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 36454 and 36460 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36454 and 36460, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36454,36460) = 2
LCM(36454,36460) = ( 36454 × 36460) / 2
LCM(36454,36460) = 1329112840 / 2
LCM(36454,36460) = 664556420

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36454 and 36460 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36454 and 36460. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36454 and 36460.

Prime Factorization of 36454

Prime Factorization of 36460

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36454 and 36460.

LCM(36454,36460) = 2² × 11¹ × 1657¹ × 5¹ × 1823¹
LCM(36454,36460) = 664556420