What is the Least Common Multiple of 34266 and 34278?

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 34266 and 34278 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 34266 and 34278, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(34266,34278) = 6
LCM(34266,34278) = ( 34266 × 34278) / 6
LCM(34266,34278) = 1174569948 / 6
LCM(34266,34278) = 195761658

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 34266 and 34278 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 34266 and 34278. First we will calculate the prime factors of 34266 and 34278.

Prime Factorization of 34266

Prime Factorization of 34278

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 34266 and 34278.

LCM(34266,34278) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5711¹ × 29¹ × 197¹
LCM(34266,34278) = 195761658