What is the Least Common Multiple of 34550 and 34562?

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 34550 and 34562 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 34550 and 34562, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(34550,34562) = 2
LCM(34550,34562) = ( 34550 × 34562) / 2
LCM(34550,34562) = 1194117100 / 2
LCM(34550,34562) = 597058550

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 34550 and 34562 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 34550 and 34562. First we will calculate the prime factors of 34550 and 34562.

Prime Factorization of 34550

Prime Factorization of 34562

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 34550 and 34562.

LCM(34550,34562) = 2¹ × 5² × 691¹ × 11¹ × 1571¹
LCM(34550,34562) = 597058550