What is the Least Common Multiple of 34685 and 34699?

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 34685 and 34699 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 34685 and 34699, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(34685,34699) = 7
LCM(34685,34699) = ( 34685 × 34699) / 7
LCM(34685,34699) = 1203534815 / 7
LCM(34685,34699) = 171933545

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 34685 and 34699 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 34685 and 34699. First we will calculate the prime factors of 34685 and 34699.

Prime Factorization of 34685

Prime Factorization of 34699

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 34685 and 34699.

LCM(34685,34699) = 5¹ × 7¹ × 991¹ × 4957¹
LCM(34685,34699) = 171933545