What is the Least Common Multiple of 9334 and 9346?

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 9334 and 9346 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9334 and 9346, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9334,9346) = 2
LCM(9334,9346) = ( 9334 × 9346) / 2
LCM(9334,9346) = 87235564 / 2
LCM(9334,9346) = 43617782

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9334 and 9346 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9334 and 9346. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9334 and 9346.

Prime Factorization of 9334

Prime Factorization of 9346

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9334 and 9346.

LCM(9334,9346) = 2¹ × 13¹ × 359¹ × 4673¹
LCM(9334,9346) = 43617782