What is the Least Common Multiple of 34242 and 34250?

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 34242 and 34250 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 34242 and 34250, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(34242,34250) = 2
LCM(34242,34250) = ( 34242 × 34250) / 2
LCM(34242,34250) = 1172788500 / 2
LCM(34242,34250) = 586394250

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 34242 and 34250 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 34242 and 34250. First we will calculate the prime factors of 34242 and 34250.

Prime Factorization of 34242

Prime Factorization of 34250

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 34242 and 34250.

LCM(34242,34250) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 439¹ × 5³ × 137¹
LCM(34242,34250) = 586394250