What is the Least Common Multiple of 35478 and 35482?

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 35478 and 35482 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35478 and 35482, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35478,35482) = 2
LCM(35478,35482) = ( 35478 × 35482) / 2
LCM(35478,35482) = 1258830396 / 2
LCM(35478,35482) = 629415198

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35478 and 35482 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35478 and 35482. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35478 and 35482.

Prime Factorization of 35478

Prime Factorization of 35482

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35478 and 35482.

LCM(35478,35482) = 2¹ × 3⁵ × 73¹ × 113¹ × 157¹
LCM(35478,35482) = 629415198