What is the Least Common Multiple of 34953 and 34971?

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 34953 and 34971 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 34953 and 34971, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(34953,34971) = 3
LCM(34953,34971) = ( 34953 × 34971) / 3
LCM(34953,34971) = 1222341363 / 3
LCM(34953,34971) = 407447121

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 34953 and 34971 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 34953 and 34971. First we will calculate the prime factors of 34953 and 34971.

Prime Factorization of 34953

Prime Factorization of 34971

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 34953 and 34971.

LCM(34953,34971) = 3¹ × 61¹ × 191¹ × 11657¹
LCM(34953,34971) = 407447121