What is the Least Common Multiple of 34855 and 34866?

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 34855 and 34866 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 34855 and 34866, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(34855,34866) = 1
LCM(34855,34866) = ( 34855 × 34866) / 1
LCM(34855,34866) = 1215254430 / 1
LCM(34855,34866) = 1215254430

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 34855 and 34866 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 34855 and 34866. First we will calculate the prime factors of 34855 and 34866.

Prime Factorization of 34855

Prime Factorization of 34866

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 34855 and 34866.

LCM(34855,34866) = 5¹ × 6971¹ × 2¹ × 3² × 13¹ × 149¹
LCM(34855,34866) = 1215254430