What is the Least Common Multiple of 35954 and 35972?

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 35954 and 35972 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35954 and 35972, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35954,35972) = 2
LCM(35954,35972) = ( 35954 × 35972) / 2
LCM(35954,35972) = 1293337288 / 2
LCM(35954,35972) = 646668644

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35954 and 35972 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35954 and 35972. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35954 and 35972.

Prime Factorization of 35954

Prime Factorization of 35972

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35954 and 35972.

LCM(35954,35972) = 2² × 17977¹ × 17¹ × 23²
LCM(35954,35972) = 646668644