What is the Least Common Multiple of 35608 and 35620?

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 35608 and 35620 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35608 and 35620, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35608,35620) = 4
LCM(35608,35620) = ( 35608 × 35620) / 4
LCM(35608,35620) = 1268356960 / 4
LCM(35608,35620) = 317089240

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35608 and 35620 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35608 and 35620. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35608 and 35620.

Prime Factorization of 35608

Prime Factorization of 35620

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35608 and 35620.

LCM(35608,35620) = 2³ × 4451¹ × 5¹ × 13¹ × 137¹
LCM(35608,35620) = 317089240