Least Common Multiple of 36 and 41

How to find the Least Common Multiple of 36 and 41?

On this page below, we'll use the Prime Factorisation, and the List of Multiples method to find out the LCM of 36 and 41.

Follow the steps below, and let's calculate the LCM of 36 and 41.

Method 1 - Prime factorization

Step 1: Create a list of all the prime factors of the numbers 36 and 41:

Prime factors of 36

The prime factors of 36 are 2, 2, 3 and 3. Prime factorization of 36 in exponential form is:

36 = 2²x3²

Prime factors of 41

The prime factors of 41 are 41. Prime factorization of 41 in exponential form is:

41 = 41¹

Step 2: Identify the highest power of each prime number from the above boxes:

2², 3², 41¹

Step 3: Multiply these values together:

2²x3²x41¹=1476

Step 4: The result:

As seen on the calculation above, we have now obtained the LCM of 36 and 41.

The Least Common Multiple of 36 and 41 is 1476.

Method 2 - List of Multiples

Find and list multiples of each number until the first common multiple is found. This is the lowest common multiple.

Multiples of 36:

36, 72, 108, 144, 180, 216, 252, 288, 324, 360, 396, 432, 468, 504, 540, 576, 612, 648, 684, 720, 756, 792, 828, 864, 900, 936, 972, 1008, 1044, 1080, 1116, 1152, 1188, 1224, 1260, 1296, 1332, 1368, 1404, 1440, 1476, 1512, 1548, 1584

Multiples of 41:

41, 82, 123, 164, 205, 246, 287, 328, 369, 410, 451, 492, 533, 574, 615, 656, 697, 738, 779, 820, 861, 902, 943, 984, 1025, 1066, 1107, 1148, 1189, 1230, 1271, 1312, 1353, 1394, 1435, 1476, 1517, 1558, 1599