What is the Least Common Multiple of 35458 and 35472?

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 35458 and 35472 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35458 and 35472, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35458,35472) = 2
LCM(35458,35472) = ( 35458 × 35472) / 2
LCM(35458,35472) = 1257766176 / 2
LCM(35458,35472) = 628883088

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35458 and 35472 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35458 and 35472. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35458 and 35472.

Prime Factorization of 35458

Prime Factorization of 35472

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35458 and 35472.

LCM(35458,35472) = 2⁴ × 17729¹ × 3¹ × 739¹
LCM(35458,35472) = 628883088