What is the Least Common Multiple of 36461 and 36472?

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 36461 and 36472 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36461 and 36472, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36461,36472) = 1
LCM(36461,36472) = ( 36461 × 36472) / 1
LCM(36461,36472) = 1329805592 / 1
LCM(36461,36472) = 1329805592

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36461 and 36472 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36461 and 36472. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36461 and 36472.

Prime Factorization of 36461

Prime Factorization of 36472

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36461 and 36472.

LCM(36461,36472) = 19² × 101¹ × 2³ × 47¹ × 97¹
LCM(36461,36472) = 1329805592