What is the Least Common Multiple of 35982 and 35995?

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 35982 and 35995 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35982 and 35995, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35982,35995) = 1
LCM(35982,35995) = ( 35982 × 35995) / 1
LCM(35982,35995) = 1295172090 / 1
LCM(35982,35995) = 1295172090

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35982 and 35995 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35982 and 35995. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35982 and 35995.

Prime Factorization of 35982

Prime Factorization of 35995

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35982 and 35995.

LCM(35982,35995) = 2¹ × 3² × 1999¹ × 5¹ × 23¹ × 313¹
LCM(35982,35995) = 1295172090