What is the Least Common Multiple of 33008 and 33012?

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 33008 and 33012 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33008 and 33012, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33008,33012) = 4
LCM(33008,33012) = ( 33008 × 33012) / 4
LCM(33008,33012) = 1089660096 / 4
LCM(33008,33012) = 272415024

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33008 and 33012 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33008 and 33012. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33008 and 33012.

Prime Factorization of 33008

Prime Factorization of 33012

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33008 and 33012.

LCM(33008,33012) = 2⁴ × 2063¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 131¹
LCM(33008,33012) = 272415024