What is the Least Common Multiple of 35887 and 35902?

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 35887 and 35902 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35887 and 35902, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35887,35902) = 1
LCM(35887,35902) = ( 35887 × 35902) / 1
LCM(35887,35902) = 1288415074 / 1
LCM(35887,35902) = 1288415074

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35887 and 35902 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35887 and 35902. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35887 and 35902.

Prime Factorization of 35887

Prime Factorization of 35902

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35887 and 35902.

LCM(35887,35902) = 17¹ × 2111¹ × 2¹ × 29¹ × 619¹
LCM(35887,35902) = 1288415074