What is the Least Common Multiple of 33012 and 33032?

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 33012 and 33032 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 33012 and 33032, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(33012,33032) = 4
LCM(33012,33032) = ( 33012 × 33032) / 4
LCM(33012,33032) = 1090452384 / 4
LCM(33012,33032) = 272613096

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 33012 and 33032 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 33012 and 33032. First we will calculate the prime factors of 33012 and 33032.

Prime Factorization of 33012

Prime Factorization of 33032

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 33012 and 33032.

LCM(33012,33032) = 2³ × 3² × 7¹ × 131¹ × 4129¹
LCM(33012,33032) = 272613096