What is the Least Common Multiple of 34488 and 34504?

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 34488 and 34504 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 34488 and 34504, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(34488,34504) = 8
LCM(34488,34504) = ( 34488 × 34504) / 8
LCM(34488,34504) = 1189973952 / 8
LCM(34488,34504) = 148746744

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 34488 and 34504 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 34488 and 34504. First we will calculate the prime factors of 34488 and 34504.

Prime Factorization of 34488

Prime Factorization of 34504

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 34488 and 34504.

LCM(34488,34504) = 2³ × 3² × 479¹ × 19¹ × 227¹
LCM(34488,34504) = 148746744