What is the Least Common Multiple of 35473 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 35473 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 35473 and 35486, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35473,35486) = 1
LCM(35473,35486) = ( 35473 × 35486) / 1
LCM(35473,35486) = 1258794878 / 1
LCM(35473,35486) = 1258794878

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35473 and 35486 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35473 and 35486. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35473 and 35486.

Prime Factorization of 35473

Prime Factorization of 35486

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35473 and 35486.

LCM(35473,35486) = 19¹ × 1867¹ × 2¹ × 11¹ × 1613¹
LCM(35473,35486) = 1258794878