What is the Least Common Multiple of 35396 and 35408?

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 35396 and 35408 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35396 and 35408, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35396,35408) = 4
LCM(35396,35408) = ( 35396 × 35408) / 4
LCM(35396,35408) = 1253301568 / 4
LCM(35396,35408) = 313325392

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35396 and 35408 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35396 and 35408. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35396 and 35408.

Prime Factorization of 35396

Prime Factorization of 35408

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35396 and 35408.

LCM(35396,35408) = 2⁴ × 8849¹ × 2213¹
LCM(35396,35408) = 313325392