What is the Least Common Multiple of 35481 and 35487?

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 35481 and 35487 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35481 and 35487, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35481,35487) = 3
LCM(35481,35487) = ( 35481 × 35487) / 3
LCM(35481,35487) = 1259114247 / 3
LCM(35481,35487) = 419704749

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35481 and 35487 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35481 and 35487. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35481 and 35487.

Prime Factorization of 35481

Prime Factorization of 35487

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35481 and 35487.

LCM(35481,35487) = 3² × 11827¹ × 3943¹
LCM(35481,35487) = 419704749