What is the Least Common Multiple of 36471 and 36476?

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 36471 and 36476 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36471 and 36476, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36471,36476) = 1
LCM(36471,36476) = ( 36471 × 36476) / 1
LCM(36471,36476) = 1330316196 / 1
LCM(36471,36476) = 1330316196

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36471 and 36476 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36471 and 36476. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36471 and 36476.

Prime Factorization of 36471

Prime Factorization of 36476

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36471 and 36476.

LCM(36471,36476) = 3¹ × 12157¹ × 2² × 11¹ × 829¹
LCM(36471,36476) = 1330316196