What is the Least Common Multiple of 36502 and 36510?

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 36502 and 36510 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 36502 and 36510, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(36502,36510) = 2
LCM(36502,36510) = ( 36502 × 36510) / 2
LCM(36502,36510) = 1332688020 / 2
LCM(36502,36510) = 666344010

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 36502 and 36510 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 36502 and 36510. First we will calculate the prime factors of 36502 and 36510.

Prime Factorization of 36502

Prime Factorization of 36510

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 36502 and 36510.

LCM(36502,36510) = 2¹ × 18251¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 1217¹
LCM(36502,36510) = 666344010