What is the Least Common Multiple of 34208 and 34212?

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 34208 and 34212 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 34208 and 34212, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(34208,34212) = 4
LCM(34208,34212) = ( 34208 × 34212) / 4
LCM(34208,34212) = 1170324096 / 4
LCM(34208,34212) = 292581024

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 34208 and 34212 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 34208 and 34212. First we will calculate the prime factors of 34208 and 34212.

Prime Factorization of 34208

Prime Factorization of 34212

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 34208 and 34212.

LCM(34208,34212) = 2⁵ × 1069¹ × 3¹ × 2851¹
LCM(34208,34212) = 292581024