What is the Least Common Multiple of 34003 and 34016?

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 34003 and 34016 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 34003 and 34016, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(34003,34016) = 1
LCM(34003,34016) = ( 34003 × 34016) / 1
LCM(34003,34016) = 1156646048 / 1
LCM(34003,34016) = 1156646048

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 34003 and 34016 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 34003 and 34016. First we will calculate the prime factors of 34003 and 34016.

Prime Factorization of 34003

Prime Factorization of 34016

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 34003 and 34016.

LCM(34003,34016) = 37¹ × 919¹ × 2⁵ × 1063¹
LCM(34003,34016) = 1156646048