What is the Least Common Multiple of 35548 and 35552?

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 35548 and 35552 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35548 and 35552, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35548,35552) = 4
LCM(35548,35552) = ( 35548 × 35552) / 4
LCM(35548,35552) = 1263802496 / 4
LCM(35548,35552) = 315950624

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35548 and 35552 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35548 and 35552. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35548 and 35552.

Prime Factorization of 35548

Prime Factorization of 35552

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35548 and 35552.

LCM(35548,35552) = 2⁵ × 8887¹ × 11¹ × 101¹
LCM(35548,35552) = 315950624