What is the Least Common Multiple of 35971 and 35979?

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 35971 and 35979 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35971 and 35979, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35971,35979) = 1
LCM(35971,35979) = ( 35971 × 35979) / 1
LCM(35971,35979) = 1294200609 / 1
LCM(35971,35979) = 1294200609

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35971 and 35979 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35971 and 35979. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35971 and 35979.

Prime Factorization of 35971

Prime Factorization of 35979

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35971 and 35979.

LCM(35971,35979) = 13¹ × 2767¹ × 3¹ × 67¹ × 179¹
LCM(35971,35979) = 1294200609