What is the Least Common Multiple of 35992 and 36005?

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 35992 and 36005 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35992 and 36005, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35992,36005) = 1
LCM(35992,36005) = ( 35992 × 36005) / 1
LCM(35992,36005) = 1295891960 / 1
LCM(35992,36005) = 1295891960

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35992 and 36005 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35992 and 36005. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35992 and 36005.

Prime Factorization of 35992

Prime Factorization of 36005

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35992 and 36005.

LCM(35992,36005) = 2³ × 11¹ × 409¹ × 5¹ × 19¹ × 379¹
LCM(35992,36005) = 1295891960