What is the Least Common Multiple of 35995 and 36013?

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 35995 and 36013 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35995 and 36013, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35995,36013) = 1
LCM(35995,36013) = ( 35995 × 36013) / 1
LCM(35995,36013) = 1296287935 / 1
LCM(35995,36013) = 1296287935

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35995 and 36013 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35995 and 36013. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35995 and 36013.

Prime Factorization of 35995

Prime Factorization of 36013

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35995 and 36013.

LCM(35995,36013) = 5¹ × 23¹ × 313¹ × 36013¹
LCM(35995,36013) = 1296287935