What is the Least Common Multiple of 35596 and 35602?

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 35596 and 35602 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35596 and 35602, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35596,35602) = 2
LCM(35596,35602) = ( 35596 × 35602) / 2
LCM(35596,35602) = 1267288792 / 2
LCM(35596,35602) = 633644396

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35596 and 35602 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35596 and 35602. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35596 and 35602.

Prime Factorization of 35596

Prime Factorization of 35602

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35596 and 35602.

LCM(35596,35602) = 2² × 11¹ × 809¹ × 7¹ × 2543¹
LCM(35596,35602) = 633644396