What is the Least Common Multiple of 35272 and 35284?

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 35272 and 35284 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35272 and 35284, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35272,35284) = 4
LCM(35272,35284) = ( 35272 × 35284) / 4
LCM(35272,35284) = 1244537248 / 4
LCM(35272,35284) = 311134312

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35272 and 35284 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35272 and 35284. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35272 and 35284.

Prime Factorization of 35272

Prime Factorization of 35284

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35272 and 35284.

LCM(35272,35284) = 2³ × 4409¹ × 8821¹
LCM(35272,35284) = 311134312