What is the Least Common Multiple of 35746 and 35762?

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 35746 and 35762 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35746 and 35762, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35746,35762) = 2
LCM(35746,35762) = ( 35746 × 35762) / 2
LCM(35746,35762) = 1278348452 / 2
LCM(35746,35762) = 639174226

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35746 and 35762 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35746 and 35762. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35746 and 35762.

Prime Factorization of 35746

Prime Factorization of 35762

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35746 and 35762.

LCM(35746,35762) = 2¹ × 61¹ × 293¹ × 17881¹
LCM(35746,35762) = 639174226