What is the Least Common Multiple of 34951 and 34958?

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 34951 and 34958 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 34951 and 34958, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(34951,34958) = 7
LCM(34951,34958) = ( 34951 × 34958) / 7
LCM(34951,34958) = 1221817058 / 7
LCM(34951,34958) = 174545294

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 34951 and 34958 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 34951 and 34958. First we will calculate the prime factors of 34951 and 34958.

Prime Factorization of 34951

Prime Factorization of 34958

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 34951 and 34958.

LCM(34951,34958) = 7¹ × 4993¹ × 2¹ × 11¹ × 227¹
LCM(34951,34958) = 174545294