What is the Least Common Multiple of 35988 and 35996?

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 35988 and 35996 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35988 and 35996, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35988,35996) = 4
LCM(35988,35996) = ( 35988 × 35996) / 4
LCM(35988,35996) = 1295424048 / 4
LCM(35988,35996) = 323856012

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35988 and 35996 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35988 and 35996. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35988 and 35996.

Prime Factorization of 35988

Prime Factorization of 35996

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35988 and 35996.

LCM(35988,35996) = 2² × 3¹ × 2999¹ × 8999¹
LCM(35988,35996) = 323856012