What is the Least Common Multiple of 34226 and 34246?

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 34226 and 34246 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 34226 and 34246, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(34226,34246) = 2
LCM(34226,34246) = ( 34226 × 34246) / 2
LCM(34226,34246) = 1172103596 / 2
LCM(34226,34246) = 586051798

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 34226 and 34246 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 34226 and 34246. First we will calculate the prime factors of 34226 and 34246.

Prime Factorization of 34226

Prime Factorization of 34246

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 34226 and 34246.

LCM(34226,34246) = 2¹ × 109¹ × 157¹ × 17123¹
LCM(34226,34246) = 586051798