What is the Least Common Multiple of 9016 and 9036?

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 9016 and 9036 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9016 and 9036, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9016,9036) = 4
LCM(9016,9036) = ( 9016 × 9036) / 4
LCM(9016,9036) = 81468576 / 4
LCM(9016,9036) = 20367144

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9016 and 9036 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9016 and 9036. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9016 and 9036.

Prime Factorization of 9016

Prime Factorization of 9036

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9016 and 9036.

LCM(9016,9036) = 2³ × 7² × 23¹ × 3² × 251¹
LCM(9016,9036) = 20367144