What is the Least Common Multiple of 35236 and 35240?

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 35236 and 35240 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35236 and 35240, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35236,35240) = 4
LCM(35236,35240) = ( 35236 × 35240) / 4
LCM(35236,35240) = 1241716640 / 4
LCM(35236,35240) = 310429160

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35236 and 35240 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35236 and 35240. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35236 and 35240.

Prime Factorization of 35236

Prime Factorization of 35240

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35236 and 35240.

LCM(35236,35240) = 2³ × 23¹ × 383¹ × 5¹ × 881¹
LCM(35236,35240) = 310429160