What is the Least Common Multiple of 34002 and 34022?

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 34002 and 34022 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 34002 and 34022, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(34002,34022) = 2
LCM(34002,34022) = ( 34002 × 34022) / 2
LCM(34002,34022) = 1156816044 / 2
LCM(34002,34022) = 578408022

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 34002 and 34022 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 34002 and 34022. First we will calculate the prime factors of 34002 and 34022.

Prime Factorization of 34002

Prime Factorization of 34022

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 34002 and 34022.

LCM(34002,34022) = 2¹ × 3² × 1889¹ × 17011¹
LCM(34002,34022) = 578408022