What is the Least Common Multiple of 35710 and 35715?

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 35710 and 35715 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35710 and 35715, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35710,35715) = 5
LCM(35710,35715) = ( 35710 × 35715) / 5
LCM(35710,35715) = 1275382650 / 5
LCM(35710,35715) = 255076530

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35710 and 35715 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35710 and 35715. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35710 and 35715.

Prime Factorization of 35710

Prime Factorization of 35715

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35710 and 35715.

LCM(35710,35715) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 3571¹ × 3¹ × 2381¹
LCM(35710,35715) = 255076530