What is the Least Common Multiple of 34998 and 35004?

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 34998 and 35004 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 34998 and 35004, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(34998,35004) = 6
LCM(34998,35004) = ( 34998 × 35004) / 6
LCM(34998,35004) = 1225069992 / 6
LCM(34998,35004) = 204178332

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 34998 and 35004 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 34998 and 35004. First we will calculate the prime factors of 34998 and 35004.

Prime Factorization of 34998

Prime Factorization of 35004

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 34998 and 35004.

LCM(34998,35004) = 2² × 3¹ × 19¹ × 307¹ × 2917¹
LCM(34998,35004) = 204178332