What is the Least Common Multiple of 35466 and 35486?

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 35466 and 35486 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35466 and 35486, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35466,35486) = 2
LCM(35466,35486) = ( 35466 × 35486) / 2
LCM(35466,35486) = 1258546476 / 2
LCM(35466,35486) = 629273238

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35466 and 35486 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35466 and 35486. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35466 and 35486.

Prime Factorization of 35466

Prime Factorization of 35486

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35466 and 35486.

LCM(35466,35486) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 257¹ × 11¹ × 1613¹
LCM(35466,35486) = 629273238