What is the Least Common Multiple of 34504 and 34516?

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 34504 and 34516 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 34504 and 34516, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(34504,34516) = 4
LCM(34504,34516) = ( 34504 × 34516) / 4
LCM(34504,34516) = 1190940064 / 4
LCM(34504,34516) = 297735016

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 34504 and 34516 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 34504 and 34516. First we will calculate the prime factors of 34504 and 34516.

Prime Factorization of 34504

Prime Factorization of 34516

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 34504 and 34516.

LCM(34504,34516) = 2³ × 19¹ × 227¹ × 8629¹
LCM(34504,34516) = 297735016