What is the Least Common Multiple of 35918 and 35924?

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 35918 and 35924 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35918 and 35924, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35918,35924) = 2
LCM(35918,35924) = ( 35918 × 35924) / 2
LCM(35918,35924) = 1290318232 / 2
LCM(35918,35924) = 645159116

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35918 and 35924 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35918 and 35924. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35918 and 35924.

Prime Factorization of 35918

Prime Factorization of 35924

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35918 and 35924.

LCM(35918,35924) = 2² × 17959¹ × 7¹ × 1283¹
LCM(35918,35924) = 645159116