What is the Least Common Multiple of 35704 and 35708?

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 35704 and 35708 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35704 and 35708, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35704,35708) = 4
LCM(35704,35708) = ( 35704 × 35708) / 4
LCM(35704,35708) = 1274918432 / 4
LCM(35704,35708) = 318729608

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35704 and 35708 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35704 and 35708. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35704 and 35708.

Prime Factorization of 35704

Prime Factorization of 35708

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35704 and 35708.

LCM(35704,35708) = 2³ × 4463¹ × 79¹ × 113¹
LCM(35704,35708) = 318729608