What is the Least Common Multiple of 36476 and 36491?

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 36476 and 36491 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36476 and 36491, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36476,36491) = 1
LCM(36476,36491) = ( 36476 × 36491) / 1
LCM(36476,36491) = 1331045716 / 1
LCM(36476,36491) = 1331045716

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36476 and 36491 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36476 and 36491. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36476 and 36491.

Prime Factorization of 36476

Prime Factorization of 36491

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36476 and 36491.

LCM(36476,36491) = 2² × 11¹ × 829¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 401¹
LCM(36476,36491) = 1331045716