What is the Least Common Multiple of 35470 and 35474?

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 35470 and 35474 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35470 and 35474, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35470,35474) = 2
LCM(35470,35474) = ( 35470 × 35474) / 2
LCM(35470,35474) = 1258262780 / 2
LCM(35470,35474) = 629131390

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35470 and 35474 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35470 and 35474. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35470 and 35474.

Prime Factorization of 35470

Prime Factorization of 35474

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35470 and 35474.

LCM(35470,35474) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 3547¹ × 17737¹
LCM(35470,35474) = 629131390