What is the Least Common Multiple of 34870 and 34880?

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 34870 and 34880 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 34870 and 34880, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(34870,34880) = 10
LCM(34870,34880) = ( 34870 × 34880) / 10
LCM(34870,34880) = 1216265600 / 10
LCM(34870,34880) = 121626560

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 34870 and 34880 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 34870 and 34880. First we will calculate the prime factors of 34870 and 34880.

Prime Factorization of 34870

Prime Factorization of 34880

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 34870 and 34880.

LCM(34870,34880) = 2⁶ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 317¹ × 109¹
LCM(34870,34880) = 121626560