What is the Least Common Multiple of 35002 and 35018?

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 35002 and 35018 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35002 and 35018, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35002,35018) = 2
LCM(35002,35018) = ( 35002 × 35018) / 2
LCM(35002,35018) = 1225700036 / 2
LCM(35002,35018) = 612850018

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35002 and 35018 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35002 and 35018. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35002 and 35018.

Prime Factorization of 35002

Prime Factorization of 35018

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35002 and 35018.

LCM(35002,35018) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 37¹ × 43¹ × 17509¹
LCM(35002,35018) = 612850018