What is the Least Common Multiple of 35877 and 35894?

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 35877 and 35894 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35877 and 35894, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35877,35894) = 1
LCM(35877,35894) = ( 35877 × 35894) / 1
LCM(35877,35894) = 1287769038 / 1
LCM(35877,35894) = 1287769038

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35877 and 35894 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35877 and 35894. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35877 and 35894.

Prime Factorization of 35877

Prime Factorization of 35894

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35877 and 35894.

LCM(35877,35894) = 3¹ × 11959¹ × 2¹ × 131¹ × 137¹
LCM(35877,35894) = 1287769038