What is the Least Common Multiple of 35804 and 35812?

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 35804 and 35812 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35804 and 35812, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35804,35812) = 4
LCM(35804,35812) = ( 35804 × 35812) / 4
LCM(35804,35812) = 1282212848 / 4
LCM(35804,35812) = 320553212

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35804 and 35812 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35804 and 35812. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35804 and 35812.

Prime Factorization of 35804

Prime Factorization of 35812

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35804 and 35812.

LCM(35804,35812) = 2² × 8951¹ × 7¹ × 1279¹
LCM(35804,35812) = 320553212