What is the Least Common Multiple of 34268 and 34282?

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 34268 and 34282 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 34268 and 34282, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(34268,34282) = 2
LCM(34268,34282) = ( 34268 × 34282) / 2
LCM(34268,34282) = 1174775576 / 2
LCM(34268,34282) = 587387788

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 34268 and 34282 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 34268 and 34282. First we will calculate the prime factors of 34268 and 34282.

Prime Factorization of 34268

Prime Factorization of 34282

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 34268 and 34282.

LCM(34268,34282) = 2² × 13¹ × 659¹ × 61¹ × 281¹
LCM(34268,34282) = 587387788