What is the Least Common Multiple of 36490 and 36494?

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 36490 and 36494 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36490 and 36494, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36490,36494) = 2
LCM(36490,36494) = ( 36490 × 36494) / 2
LCM(36490,36494) = 1331666060 / 2
LCM(36490,36494) = 665833030

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36490 and 36494 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36490 and 36494. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36490 and 36494.

Prime Factorization of 36490

Prime Factorization of 36494

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36490 and 36494.

LCM(36490,36494) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 41¹ × 89¹ × 71¹ × 257¹
LCM(36490,36494) = 665833030