What is the Least Common Multiple of 34662 and 34668?

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 34662 and 34668 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 34662 and 34668, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(34662,34668) = 6
LCM(34662,34668) = ( 34662 × 34668) / 6
LCM(34662,34668) = 1201662216 / 6
LCM(34662,34668) = 200277036

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 34662 and 34668 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 34662 and 34668. First we will calculate the prime factors of 34662 and 34668.

Prime Factorization of 34662

Prime Factorization of 34668

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 34662 and 34668.

LCM(34662,34668) = 2² × 3⁴ × 53¹ × 109¹ × 107¹
LCM(34662,34668) = 200277036