What is the Least Common Multiple of 35852 and 35860?

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 35852 and 35860 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35852 and 35860, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35852,35860) = 4
LCM(35852,35860) = ( 35852 × 35860) / 4
LCM(35852,35860) = 1285652720 / 4
LCM(35852,35860) = 321413180

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35852 and 35860 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35852 and 35860. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35852 and 35860.

Prime Factorization of 35852

Prime Factorization of 35860

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35852 and 35860.

LCM(35852,35860) = 2² × 8963¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 163¹
LCM(35852,35860) = 321413180