What is the Least Common Multiple of 35965 and 35973?

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 35965 and 35973 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35965 and 35973, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35965,35973) = 1
LCM(35965,35973) = ( 35965 × 35973) / 1
LCM(35965,35973) = 1293768945 / 1
LCM(35965,35973) = 1293768945

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35965 and 35973 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35965 and 35973. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35965 and 35973.

Prime Factorization of 35965

Prime Factorization of 35973

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35965 and 35973.

LCM(35965,35973) = 5¹ × 7193¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 571¹
LCM(35965,35973) = 1293768945