What is the Least Common Multiple of 35446 and 35462?

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 35446 and 35462 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35446 and 35462, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35446,35462) = 2
LCM(35446,35462) = ( 35446 × 35462) / 2
LCM(35446,35462) = 1256986052 / 2
LCM(35446,35462) = 628493026

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35446 and 35462 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35446 and 35462. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35446 and 35462.

Prime Factorization of 35446

Prime Factorization of 35462

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35446 and 35462.

LCM(35446,35462) = 2¹ × 37¹ × 479¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 149¹
LCM(35446,35462) = 628493026