What is the Least Common Multiple of 34556 and 34568?

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 34556 and 34568 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 34556 and 34568, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(34556,34568) = 4
LCM(34556,34568) = ( 34556 × 34568) / 4
LCM(34556,34568) = 1194531808 / 4
LCM(34556,34568) = 298632952

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 34556 and 34568 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 34556 and 34568. First we will calculate the prime factors of 34556 and 34568.

Prime Factorization of 34556

Prime Factorization of 34568

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 34556 and 34568.

LCM(34556,34568) = 2³ × 53¹ × 163¹ × 29¹ × 149¹
LCM(34556,34568) = 298632952