What is the Least Common Multiple of 35868 and 35877?

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 35868 and 35877 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35868 and 35877, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35868,35877) = 3
LCM(35868,35877) = ( 35868 × 35877) / 3
LCM(35868,35877) = 1286836236 / 3
LCM(35868,35877) = 428945412

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35868 and 35877 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35868 and 35877. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35868 and 35877.

Prime Factorization of 35868

Prime Factorization of 35877

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35868 and 35877.

LCM(35868,35877) = 2² × 3¹ × 7² × 61¹ × 11959¹
LCM(35868,35877) = 428945412