What is the Least Common Multiple of 34471 and 34486?

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 34471 and 34486 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 34471 and 34486, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(34471,34486) = 1
LCM(34471,34486) = ( 34471 × 34486) / 1
LCM(34471,34486) = 1188766906 / 1
LCM(34471,34486) = 1188766906

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 34471 and 34486 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 34471 and 34486. First we will calculate the prime factors of 34471 and 34486.

Prime Factorization of 34471

Prime Factorization of 34486

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 34471 and 34486.

LCM(34471,34486) = 34471¹ × 2¹ × 43¹ × 401¹
LCM(34471,34486) = 1188766906