What is the Least Common Multiple of 35701 and 35718?

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 35701 and 35718 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35701 and 35718, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35701,35718) = 1
LCM(35701,35718) = ( 35701 × 35718) / 1
LCM(35701,35718) = 1275168318 / 1
LCM(35701,35718) = 1275168318

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35701 and 35718 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35701 and 35718. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35701 and 35718.

Prime Factorization of 35701

Prime Factorization of 35718

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35701 and 35718.

LCM(35701,35718) = 19¹ × 1879¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 5953¹
LCM(35701,35718) = 1275168318