What is the Least Common Multiple of 32990 and 33006?

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 33006 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 33006, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(32990,33006) = 2
LCM(32990,33006) = ( 32990 × 33006) / 2
LCM(32990,33006) = 1088867940 / 2
LCM(32990,33006) = 544433970

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 32990 and 33006 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 32990 and 33006. First we will calculate the prime factors of 32990 and 33006.

Prime Factorization of 32990

Prime Factorization of 33006

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 32990 and 33006.

LCM(32990,33006) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 3299¹ × 3¹ × 5501¹
LCM(32990,33006) = 544433970