What is the Least Common Multiple of 34431 and 34442?

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 34431 and 34442 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 34431 and 34442, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(34431,34442) = 1
LCM(34431,34442) = ( 34431 × 34442) / 1
LCM(34431,34442) = 1185872502 / 1
LCM(34431,34442) = 1185872502

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 34431 and 34442 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 34431 and 34442. First we will calculate the prime factors of 34431 and 34442.

Prime Factorization of 34431

Prime Factorization of 34442

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 34431 and 34442.

LCM(34431,34442) = 3¹ × 23¹ × 499¹ × 2¹ × 17¹ × 1013¹
LCM(34431,34442) = 1185872502