Least Common Multiple  of 34 and 44 is 748

How to find the Least Common Multiple of 34 and 44?

On this page below, we'll use the Prime Factorisation, and the List of Multiples method to find out the LCM of 34 and 44.

Follow the steps below, and let's calculate the LCM of 34 and 44.


Method 1 - Prime factorization

Step 1: Create a list of all the prime factors of the numbers 34 and 44:

Prime factors of 34

The prime factors of 34 are 2 and 17. Prime factorization of 34 in exponential form is:

34 = 21x171

Prime factors of 44

The prime factors of 44 are 2, 2 and 11. Prime factorization of 44 in exponential form is:

44 = 22x111


Step 2: Identify the highest power of each prime number from the above boxes:

22, 171, 111


Step 3: Multiply these values together:

22x171x111=748


Step 4: The result:

As seen on the calculation above, we have now obtained the LCM of 34 and 44.

The Least Common Multiple of 34 and 44 is 748.


Method 2 - List of Multiples

Find and list multiples of each number until the first common multiple is found. This is the lowest common multiple.


Multiples of 34:

34, 68, 102, 136, 170, 204, 238, 272, 306, 340, 374, 408, 442, 476, 510, 544, 578, 612, 646, 680, 714, 748, 782, 816, 850

Multiples of 44:

44, 88, 132, 176, 220, 264, 308, 352, 396, 440, 484, 528, 572, 616, 660, 704, 748, 792, 836, 880


Therefore,

LCM(34, 44) = 748