What is the Least Common Multiple of 34820 and 34835?

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 34820 and 34835 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 34820 and 34835, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(34820,34835) = 5
LCM(34820,34835) = ( 34820 × 34835) / 5
LCM(34820,34835) = 1212954700 / 5
LCM(34820,34835) = 242590940

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 34820 and 34835 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 34820 and 34835. First we will calculate the prime factors of 34820 and 34835.

Prime Factorization of 34820

Prime Factorization of 34835

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 34820 and 34835.

LCM(34820,34835) = 2² × 5¹ × 1741¹ × 6967¹
LCM(34820,34835) = 242590940