What is the Least Common Multiple of 36473 and 36478?

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 36473 and 36478 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36473 and 36478, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36473,36478) = 1
LCM(36473,36478) = ( 36473 × 36478) / 1
LCM(36473,36478) = 1330462094 / 1
LCM(36473,36478) = 1330462094

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36473 and 36478 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36473 and 36478. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36473 and 36478.

Prime Factorization of 36473

Prime Factorization of 36478

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36473 and 36478.

LCM(36473,36478) = 36473¹ × 2¹ × 13¹ × 23¹ × 61¹
LCM(36473,36478) = 1330462094