What is the Least Common Multiple of 35940 and 35958?

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 35940 and 35958 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35940 and 35958, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35940,35958) = 6
LCM(35940,35958) = ( 35940 × 35958) / 6
LCM(35940,35958) = 1292330520 / 6
LCM(35940,35958) = 215388420

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35940 and 35958 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35940 and 35958. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35940 and 35958.

Prime Factorization of 35940

Prime Factorization of 35958

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35940 and 35958.

LCM(35940,35958) = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 599¹ × 13¹ × 461¹
LCM(35940,35958) = 215388420