What is the Least Common Multiple of 34416 and 34436?

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 34416 and 34436 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 34416 and 34436, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(34416,34436) = 4
LCM(34416,34436) = ( 34416 × 34436) / 4
LCM(34416,34436) = 1185149376 / 4
LCM(34416,34436) = 296287344

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 34416 and 34436 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 34416 and 34436. First we will calculate the prime factors of 34416 and 34436.

Prime Factorization of 34416

Prime Factorization of 34436

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 34416 and 34436.

LCM(34416,34436) = 2⁴ × 3² × 239¹ × 8609¹
LCM(34416,34436) = 296287344