What is the Least Common Multiple of 34742 and 34746?

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 34742 and 34746 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 34742 and 34746, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(34742,34746) = 2
LCM(34742,34746) = ( 34742 × 34746) / 2
LCM(34742,34746) = 1207145532 / 2
LCM(34742,34746) = 603572766

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 34742 and 34746 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 34742 and 34746. First we will calculate the prime factors of 34742 and 34746.

Prime Factorization of 34742

Prime Factorization of 34746

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 34742 and 34746.

LCM(34742,34746) = 2¹ × 29¹ × 599¹ × 3¹ × 5791¹
LCM(34742,34746) = 603572766