What is the Least Common Multiple of 35628 and 35642?

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 35628 and 35642 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35628 and 35642, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35628,35642) = 2
LCM(35628,35642) = ( 35628 × 35642) / 2
LCM(35628,35642) = 1269853176 / 2
LCM(35628,35642) = 634926588

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35628 and 35642 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35628 and 35642. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35628 and 35642.

Prime Factorization of 35628

Prime Factorization of 35642

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35628 and 35642.

LCM(35628,35642) = 2² × 3¹ × 2969¹ × 71¹ × 251¹
LCM(35628,35642) = 634926588