What is the Least Common Multiple of 35304 and 35308?

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 35304 and 35308 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35304 and 35308, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35304,35308) = 4
LCM(35304,35308) = ( 35304 × 35308) / 4
LCM(35304,35308) = 1246513632 / 4
LCM(35304,35308) = 311628408

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35304 and 35308 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35304 and 35308. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35304 and 35308.

Prime Factorization of 35304

Prime Factorization of 35308

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35304 and 35308.

LCM(35304,35308) = 2³ × 3¹ × 1471¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 97¹
LCM(35304,35308) = 311628408