What is the Least Common Multiple of 35843 and 35861?

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 35843 and 35861 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35843 and 35861, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35843,35861) = 1
LCM(35843,35861) = ( 35843 × 35861) / 1
LCM(35843,35861) = 1285365823 / 1
LCM(35843,35861) = 1285365823

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35843 and 35861 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35843 and 35861. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35843 and 35861.

Prime Factorization of 35843

Prime Factorization of 35861

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35843 and 35861.

LCM(35843,35861) = 73¹ × 491¹ × 7¹ × 47¹ × 109¹
LCM(35843,35861) = 1285365823