What is the Least Common Multiple of 34948 and 34953?

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 34948 and 34953 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 34948 and 34953, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(34948,34953) = 1
LCM(34948,34953) = ( 34948 × 34953) / 1
LCM(34948,34953) = 1221537444 / 1
LCM(34948,34953) = 1221537444

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 34948 and 34953 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 34948 and 34953. First we will calculate the prime factors of 34948 and 34953.

Prime Factorization of 34948

Prime Factorization of 34953

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 34948 and 34953.

LCM(34948,34953) = 2² × 8737¹ × 3¹ × 61¹ × 191¹
LCM(34948,34953) = 1221537444