What is the Least Common Multiple of 35882 and 35900?

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 35882 and 35900 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35882 and 35900, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35882,35900) = 2
LCM(35882,35900) = ( 35882 × 35900) / 2
LCM(35882,35900) = 1288163800 / 2
LCM(35882,35900) = 644081900

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35882 and 35900 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35882 and 35900. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35882 and 35900.

Prime Factorization of 35882

Prime Factorization of 35900

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35882 and 35900.

LCM(35882,35900) = 2² × 7¹ × 11¹ × 233¹ × 5² × 359¹
LCM(35882,35900) = 644081900