What is the Least Common Multiple of 34970 and 34988?

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 34970 and 34988 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 34970 and 34988, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(34970,34988) = 2
LCM(34970,34988) = ( 34970 × 34988) / 2
LCM(34970,34988) = 1223530360 / 2
LCM(34970,34988) = 611765180

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 34970 and 34988 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 34970 and 34988. First we will calculate the prime factors of 34970 and 34988.

Prime Factorization of 34970

Prime Factorization of 34988

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 34970 and 34988.

LCM(34970,34988) = 2² × 5¹ × 13¹ × 269¹ × 8747¹
LCM(34970,34988) = 611765180