What is the Least Common Multiple of 35916 and 35922?

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 35916 and 35922 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35916 and 35922, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35916,35922) = 6
LCM(35916,35922) = ( 35916 × 35922) / 6
LCM(35916,35922) = 1290174552 / 6
LCM(35916,35922) = 215029092

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35916 and 35922 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35916 and 35922. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35916 and 35922.

Prime Factorization of 35916

Prime Factorization of 35922

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35916 and 35922.

LCM(35916,35922) = 2² × 3¹ × 41¹ × 73¹ × 5987¹
LCM(35916,35922) = 215029092