What is the Least Common Multiple of 34386 and 34402?

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 34386 and 34402 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 34386 and 34402, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(34386,34402) = 2
LCM(34386,34402) = ( 34386 × 34402) / 2
LCM(34386,34402) = 1182947172 / 2
LCM(34386,34402) = 591473586

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 34386 and 34402 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 34386 and 34402. First we will calculate the prime factors of 34386 and 34402.

Prime Factorization of 34386

Prime Factorization of 34402

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 34386 and 34402.

LCM(34386,34402) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 521¹ × 103¹ × 167¹
LCM(34386,34402) = 591473586