What is the Least Common Multiple of 35915 and 35930?

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 35915 and 35930 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35915 and 35930, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35915,35930) = 5
LCM(35915,35930) = ( 35915 × 35930) / 5
LCM(35915,35930) = 1290425950 / 5
LCM(35915,35930) = 258085190

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35915 and 35930 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35915 and 35930. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35915 and 35930.

Prime Factorization of 35915

Prime Factorization of 35930

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35915 and 35930.

LCM(35915,35930) = 5¹ × 11¹ × 653¹ × 2¹ × 3593¹
LCM(35915,35930) = 258085190