What is the Least Common Multiple of 35496 and 35516?

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 35496 and 35516 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35496 and 35516, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35496,35516) = 4
LCM(35496,35516) = ( 35496 × 35516) / 4
LCM(35496,35516) = 1260675936 / 4
LCM(35496,35516) = 315168984

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35496 and 35516 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35496 and 35516. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35496 and 35516.

Prime Factorization of 35496

Prime Factorization of 35516

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35496 and 35516.

LCM(35496,35516) = 2³ × 3² × 17¹ × 29¹ × 13¹ × 683¹
LCM(35496,35516) = 315168984