What is the Least Common Multiple of 35144 and 35158?

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 35144 and 35158 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35144 and 35158, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35144,35158) = 2
LCM(35144,35158) = ( 35144 × 35158) / 2
LCM(35144,35158) = 1235592752 / 2
LCM(35144,35158) = 617796376

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35144 and 35158 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35144 and 35158. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35144 and 35158.

Prime Factorization of 35144

Prime Factorization of 35158

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35144 and 35158.

LCM(35144,35158) = 2³ × 23¹ × 191¹ × 17579¹
LCM(35144,35158) = 617796376