What is the Least Common Multiple of 34944 and 34951?

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 34944 and 34951 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 34944 and 34951, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(34944,34951) = 7
LCM(34944,34951) = ( 34944 × 34951) / 7
LCM(34944,34951) = 1221327744 / 7
LCM(34944,34951) = 174475392

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 34944 and 34951 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 34944 and 34951. First we will calculate the prime factors of 34944 and 34951.

Prime Factorization of 34944

Prime Factorization of 34951

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 34944 and 34951.

LCM(34944,34951) = 2⁷ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 4993¹
LCM(34944,34951) = 174475392