What is the Least Common Multiple of 34856 and 34876?

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 34856 and 34876 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 34856 and 34876, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(34856,34876) = 4
LCM(34856,34876) = ( 34856 × 34876) / 4
LCM(34856,34876) = 1215637856 / 4
LCM(34856,34876) = 303909464

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 34856 and 34876 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 34856 and 34876. First we will calculate the prime factors of 34856 and 34876.

Prime Factorization of 34856

Prime Factorization of 34876

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 34856 and 34876.

LCM(34856,34876) = 2³ × 4357¹ × 8719¹
LCM(34856,34876) = 303909464