What is the Least Common Multiple of 34862 and 34881?

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 34862 and 34881 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 34862 and 34881, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(34862,34881) = 1
LCM(34862,34881) = ( 34862 × 34881) / 1
LCM(34862,34881) = 1216021422 / 1
LCM(34862,34881) = 1216021422

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 34862 and 34881 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 34862 and 34881. First we will calculate the prime factors of 34862 and 34881.

Prime Factorization of 34862

Prime Factorization of 34881

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 34862 and 34881.

LCM(34862,34881) = 2¹ × 17431¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 151¹
LCM(34862,34881) = 1216021422