What is the Least Common Multiple of 35476 and 35480?

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 35476 and 35480 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35476 and 35480, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35476,35480) = 4
LCM(35476,35480) = ( 35476 × 35480) / 4
LCM(35476,35480) = 1258688480 / 4
LCM(35476,35480) = 314672120

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35476 and 35480 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35476 and 35480. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35476 and 35480.

Prime Factorization of 35476

Prime Factorization of 35480

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35476 and 35480.

LCM(35476,35480) = 2³ × 7² × 181¹ × 5¹ × 887¹
LCM(35476,35480) = 314672120