What is the Least Common Multiple of 35990 and 35994?

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 35990 and 35994 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35990 and 35994, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35990,35994) = 2
LCM(35990,35994) = ( 35990 × 35994) / 2
LCM(35990,35994) = 1295424060 / 2
LCM(35990,35994) = 647712030

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35990 and 35994 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35990 and 35994. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35990 and 35994.

Prime Factorization of 35990

Prime Factorization of 35994

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35990 and 35994.

LCM(35990,35994) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 59¹ × 61¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 857¹
LCM(35990,35994) = 647712030