What is the Least Common Multiple of 35873 and 35881?

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 35873 and 35881 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35873 and 35881, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35873,35881) = 1
LCM(35873,35881) = ( 35873 × 35881) / 1
LCM(35873,35881) = 1287159113 / 1
LCM(35873,35881) = 1287159113

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35873 and 35881 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35873 and 35881. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35873 and 35881.

Prime Factorization of 35873

Prime Factorization of 35881

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35873 and 35881.

LCM(35873,35881) = 29¹ × 1237¹ × 53¹ × 677¹
LCM(35873,35881) = 1287159113