Question

We wish to find the least common multiple of 36 and 330 by distributing into products of prime factors.

Answer 1

Hello there,
36 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 = 2 square x 3 square
330 = 2 x 3 x 5 x 11
Thus,
LCM= 2 square x 3 square x 5 x 11
= 1980
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Answer 2

36= 3 x 3 x 2 x 2 = 3^2 x 2^2

330 = 3x 2x 5 x11

lcm( 36 , 330 )= 3^ 2 x 2^2 x 5 x 11 =1980