What is the Least Common Multiple of 36475 and 36490?

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 36475 and 36490 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36475 and 36490, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36475,36490) = 5
LCM(36475,36490) = ( 36475 × 36490) / 5
LCM(36475,36490) = 1330972750 / 5
LCM(36475,36490) = 266194550

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36475 and 36490 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36475 and 36490. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36475 and 36490.

Prime Factorization of 36475

Prime Factorization of 36490

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36475 and 36490.

LCM(36475,36490) = 5² × 1459¹ × 2¹ × 41¹ × 89¹
LCM(36475,36490) = 266194550