What is the Least Common Multiple of 34857 and 34863?

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 34857 and 34863 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 34857 and 34863, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(34857,34863) = 3
LCM(34857,34863) = ( 34857 × 34863) / 3
LCM(34857,34863) = 1215219591 / 3
LCM(34857,34863) = 405073197

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 34857 and 34863 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 34857 and 34863. First we will calculate the prime factors of 34857 and 34863.

Prime Factorization of 34857

Prime Factorization of 34863

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 34857 and 34863.

LCM(34857,34863) = 3³ × 1291¹ × 11621¹
LCM(34857,34863) = 405073197