What is the Least Common Multiple of 32990 and 32994?

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 32990 and 32994 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 32990 and 32994, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(32990,32994) = 2
LCM(32990,32994) = ( 32990 × 32994) / 2
LCM(32990,32994) = 1088472060 / 2
LCM(32990,32994) = 544236030

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 32990 and 32994 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 32990 and 32994. First we will calculate the prime factors of 32990 and 32994.

Prime Factorization of 32990

Prime Factorization of 32994

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 32990 and 32994.

LCM(32990,32994) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 3299¹ × 3³ × 13¹ × 47¹
LCM(32990,32994) = 544236030