What is the Least Common Multiple of 35990 and 36010?

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 36010 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 36010, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35990,36010) = 10
LCM(35990,36010) = ( 35990 × 36010) / 10
LCM(35990,36010) = 1295999900 / 10
LCM(35990,36010) = 129599990

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35990 and 36010 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35990 and 36010. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35990 and 36010.

Prime Factorization of 35990

Prime Factorization of 36010

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35990 and 36010.

LCM(35990,36010) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 59¹ × 61¹ × 13¹ × 277¹
LCM(35990,36010) = 129599990