What is the Least Common Multiple of 35859 and 35871?

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 35859 and 35871 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35859 and 35871, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35859,35871) = 3
LCM(35859,35871) = ( 35859 × 35871) / 3
LCM(35859,35871) = 1286298189 / 3
LCM(35859,35871) = 428766063

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35859 and 35871 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35859 and 35871. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35859 and 35871.

Prime Factorization of 35859

Prime Factorization of 35871

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35859 and 35871.

LCM(35859,35871) = 3¹ × 11953¹ × 11¹ × 1087¹
LCM(35859,35871) = 428766063