What is the Least Common Multiple of 34887 and 34902?

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 34887 and 34902 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 34887 and 34902, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(34887,34902) = 3
LCM(34887,34902) = ( 34887 × 34902) / 3
LCM(34887,34902) = 1217626074 / 3
LCM(34887,34902) = 405875358

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 34887 and 34902 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 34887 and 34902. First we will calculate the prime factors of 34887 and 34902.

Prime Factorization of 34887

Prime Factorization of 34902

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 34887 and 34902.

LCM(34887,34902) = 3² × 29¹ × 401¹ × 2¹ × 7¹ × 277¹
LCM(34887,34902) = 405875358