What is the Least Common Multiple of 34835 and 34850?

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 34835 and 34850 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 34835 and 34850, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(34835,34850) = 5
LCM(34835,34850) = ( 34835 × 34850) / 5
LCM(34835,34850) = 1213999750 / 5
LCM(34835,34850) = 242799950

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 34835 and 34850 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 34835 and 34850. First we will calculate the prime factors of 34835 and 34850.

Prime Factorization of 34835

Prime Factorization of 34850

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 34835 and 34850.

LCM(34835,34850) = 5² × 6967¹ × 2¹ × 17¹ × 41¹
LCM(34835,34850) = 242799950