What is the Least Common Multiple of 35000 and 35017?

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 35000 and 35017 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35000 and 35017, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35000,35017) = 1
LCM(35000,35017) = ( 35000 × 35017) / 1
LCM(35000,35017) = 1225595000 / 1
LCM(35000,35017) = 1225595000

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35000 and 35017 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35000 and 35017. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35000 and 35017.

Prime Factorization of 35000

Prime Factorization of 35017

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35000 and 35017.

LCM(35000,35017) = 2³ × 5⁴ × 7¹ × 19² × 97¹
LCM(35000,35017) = 1225595000