What is the Least Common Multiple of 35352 and 35356?

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 35352 and 35356 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35352 and 35356, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35352,35356) = 4
LCM(35352,35356) = ( 35352 × 35356) / 4
LCM(35352,35356) = 1249905312 / 4
LCM(35352,35356) = 312476328

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35352 and 35356 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35352 and 35356. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35352 and 35356.

Prime Factorization of 35352

Prime Factorization of 35356

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35352 and 35356.

LCM(35352,35356) = 2³ × 3² × 491¹ × 8839¹
LCM(35352,35356) = 312476328