What is the Least Common Multiple of 34551 and 34557?

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 34551 and 34557 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 34551 and 34557, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(34551,34557) = 3
LCM(34551,34557) = ( 34551 × 34557) / 3
LCM(34551,34557) = 1193978907 / 3
LCM(34551,34557) = 397992969

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 34551 and 34557 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 34551 and 34557. First we will calculate the prime factors of 34551 and 34557.

Prime Factorization of 34551

Prime Factorization of 34557

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 34551 and 34557.

LCM(34551,34557) = 3² × 11¹ × 349¹ × 11519¹
LCM(34551,34557) = 397992969