What is the Least Common Multiple of 35818 and 35822?

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 35818 and 35822 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35818 and 35822, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35818,35822) = 2
LCM(35818,35822) = ( 35818 × 35822) / 2
LCM(35818,35822) = 1283072396 / 2
LCM(35818,35822) = 641536198

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35818 and 35822 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35818 and 35822. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35818 and 35822.

Prime Factorization of 35818

Prime Factorization of 35822

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35818 and 35822.

LCM(35818,35822) = 2¹ × 17909¹ × 17911¹
LCM(35818,35822) = 641536198