What is the Least Common Multiple of 33004 and 33016?

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 33004 and 33016 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33004 and 33016, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33004,33016) = 4
LCM(33004,33016) = ( 33004 × 33016) / 4
LCM(33004,33016) = 1089660064 / 4
LCM(33004,33016) = 272415016

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33004 and 33016 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33004 and 33016. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33004 and 33016.

Prime Factorization of 33004

Prime Factorization of 33016

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33004 and 33016.

LCM(33004,33016) = 2³ × 37¹ × 223¹ × 4127¹
LCM(33004,33016) = 272415016