What is the Least Common Multiple of 35270 and 35285?

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 35270 and 35285 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35270 and 35285, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35270,35285) = 5
LCM(35270,35285) = ( 35270 × 35285) / 5
LCM(35270,35285) = 1244501950 / 5
LCM(35270,35285) = 248900390

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35270 and 35285 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35270 and 35285. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35270 and 35285.

Prime Factorization of 35270

Prime Factorization of 35285

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35270 and 35285.

LCM(35270,35285) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 3527¹ × 7057¹
LCM(35270,35285) = 248900390