What is the Least Common Multiple of 35974 and 35980?

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 35974 and 35980 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35974 and 35980, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35974,35980) = 2
LCM(35974,35980) = ( 35974 × 35980) / 2
LCM(35974,35980) = 1294344520 / 2
LCM(35974,35980) = 647172260

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35974 and 35980 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35974 and 35980. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35974 and 35980.

Prime Factorization of 35974

Prime Factorization of 35980

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35974 and 35980.

LCM(35974,35980) = 2² × 17987¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 257¹
LCM(35974,35980) = 647172260