What is the Least Common Multiple of 35842 and 35854?

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 35842 and 35854 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35842 and 35854, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35842,35854) = 2
LCM(35842,35854) = ( 35842 × 35854) / 2
LCM(35842,35854) = 1285079068 / 2
LCM(35842,35854) = 642539534

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35842 and 35854 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35842 and 35854. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35842 and 35854.

Prime Factorization of 35842

Prime Factorization of 35854

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35842 and 35854.

LCM(35842,35854) = 2¹ × 17921¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 197¹
LCM(35842,35854) = 642539534