What is the Least Common Multiple of 35428 and 35444?

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 35428 and 35444 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35428 and 35444, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35428,35444) = 4
LCM(35428,35444) = ( 35428 × 35444) / 4
LCM(35428,35444) = 1255710032 / 4
LCM(35428,35444) = 313927508

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35428 and 35444 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35428 and 35444. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35428 and 35444.

Prime Factorization of 35428

Prime Factorization of 35444

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35428 and 35444.

LCM(35428,35444) = 2² × 17¹ × 521¹ × 8861¹
LCM(35428,35444) = 313927508