What is the Least Common Multiple of 34542 and 34551?

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 34542 and 34551 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 34542 and 34551, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(34542,34551) = 9
LCM(34542,34551) = ( 34542 × 34551) / 9
LCM(34542,34551) = 1193460642 / 9
LCM(34542,34551) = 132606738

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 34542 and 34551 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 34542 and 34551. First we will calculate the prime factors of 34542 and 34551.

Prime Factorization of 34542

Prime Factorization of 34551

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 34542 and 34551.

LCM(34542,34551) = 2¹ × 3² × 19¹ × 101¹ × 11¹ × 349¹
LCM(34542,34551) = 132606738